English noun: gram | |||
| 1. | gram (quantity) a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram | ||
| Synonyms | g, gm, gramme | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | metric weight unit, weight unit | ||
| Part holonym | carat, obolus | ||
| Part meronym | dag, decagram, dekagram, dkg | ||
| 2. | Gram (person) Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938) | ||
| Synonyms | Hans C. J. Gram | ||
| Instance hypernym | bacteriologist | ||