English noun: carat | |||
1. | carat (quantity) a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg | ||
Broader (hypernym) | metric weight unit, weight unit | ||
Part holonym | decigram, dg | ||
Part meronym | g, gm, gram, gramme | ||
2. | carat (quantity) the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold | ||
Synonyms | karat, kt | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unit, unit of measurement | ||