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gram
1[gram]
noun
a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. g
-gram
2a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “something written,” “drawing” (epigram; diagram ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (oscillogram ).
gram
3[gram]
noun
(in the East Indies) the chickpea used as a food for people and cattle.
any of several other beans, as the mung bean, Vigna radiata green gram, or golden gram, or the urd, V. mungo black gram.
-gram
4a combining form of gram.
kilogram.
-gram
5a combining form extracted from telegram, used in the formation of compound words that have the general sense “message, bulletin”.
culturegram; electiongram; prophecy-gram.
Gram
6[grahm]
noun
(in theVolsunga Saga ) the sword of Sigmund, broken by Odin, repaired by Regin, and used again by Sigurd in killing Fafnir.
gram.
7abbreviation
grammar.
grammarian.
grammatical.
gram
1/ ɡæ /
noun
g.a metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram. It is equivalent to 15.432 grains or 0.002205 pounds
gram
2/ ɡæ /
noun
any of several leguminous plants, such as the beans Phaseolus mungo ( black gram or urd ) and P. aureus ( green gram ), whose seeds are used as food in India
the seed of any of these plants
gram
3/ ɡɑː /
noun
(in India) a village
-gram
4combining form
indicating a drawing or something written or recorded
hexagram
telegram
gram.
5abbreviation
grammar
grammatical
gram
1A unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 0.001 kilogram or 0.035 ounce.
See Table at measurement
Gram
2Danish bacteriologist who in 1884 developed a method of staining bacteria, called Gram's stain or Gram's dye, that is used to identify and classify bacteria, often from samples of infected body fluids. The classification, called gram-negative or gram-positive, can be useful in the initial selection of antibiotics to treat the infection.
gram
The basic unit of measurement for mass in the metric system; one cubic centimeter of water has a mass of approximately one gram.
51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gram1
Origin of gram2
Origin of gram3
Origin of gram4
Example Sentences
Each chocolate is two eighths, or 7 grams of strong psychedelic mushrooms.
Since each of these 17 elements has a unique atomic mass — for example, only lead has an atomic mass of 0.34 trillion billionths of a gram — BSK could then determine the concentration of the metals.
The 18-year-old – leading the league and seeking a record fifth nightly win of the year - opted for heavier darts, up three grams to 26g, in a bid to keep his arrows on track.
The four hatchlings weigh between 70 and 80 grams.
She said consumers could do so by "looking for special offers, comparing the price per gram or if you can, hold out until Easter Sunday when many of the eggs are likely to be reduced."
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When To Use
The combining form -gram is used like a suffix that has three distinct senses.The first of these senses is “something written” or "drawing" and this form of -gram is frequently used in a variety of scientific and technical terms. This meaning of -gram comes from Greek á, meaning “something written or drawn.”The second of these senses is “gram,” as in "one-thousandth of a kilogram," and this form of -gram is occasionally used in a variety of technical terms. This meaning of -gram also ultimately comes from Greek á but in the sense of "a small weight."The third of these senses is “message; bulletin.” This form of -gram is very occasionally used in a variety of technical terms, and its meaning is extracted from telegram. Find out more about the word telegram at our entry for the word.
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