gram

¹gram

noun \ˈgram\

Definition of GRAM

: any of several leguminous plants (as a chickpea) grown especially for their seed; also : their seeds

Origin of GRAM

obsolete Portuguese (now spelled grão), grain, from Latin granum

First Known Use: 1702

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

Rhymes with GRAM

bam, cam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, DRAM, flam, gam, ham, Ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, ma'am, pram, ram, RAM, Sam, SAM, scam, scram, sham, slam, spam, tam, tram, wham, yam

²gram

noun \ˈgram\

Definition of GRAM

1

: a metric unit of mass equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ kilogram and nearly equal to the mass of one cubic centimeter of water at its maximum density — see metric system table

2

: the weight of a gram under the acceleration of gravity

Origin of GRAM

French gramme, from Late Latin gramma, a small weight, from Greek grammat-, gramma letter, writing, a small weight, from graphein to write — more at carve

First Known Use: 1810

Other Weights and Measures Terms

avoirdupois weight, calorie, denier, kip, pace, twain

³gram

noun

Definition of GRAM

: grandmother

Origin of GRAM

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use: circa 1934

⁴gram

abbreviation

Definition of GRAM

grammar; grammatical

gram

noun    (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of GRAM

1

: a metric unit of mass equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ kilogram and nearly equal to the mass of one cubic centimeter of water at its maximum density—abbreviation gram

2

: the weight of a gram under standard gravity

Variants of GRAM

gram or chiefly British gramme \ˈgram\

gram

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Unit of mass or weight used especially in the centimetre-gram-second (CGS) system of measurement. One gram is equal to 0.001 kg, about 0.035 oz, or 15.43 grains. The gram is very nearly equal to the mass of 1 cc of pure water at its maximum density. The gram of force is equal to the weight of a gram of mass under standard gravity. For greater precision, the mass may be weighed at a point at which the acceleration due to gravity is 980.655 cm/sec². See also gravitation; metric system.