gram

gram

¹

a metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram. It is equivalent to 15.432 grains or 0.002 205 pounds.

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gram

²

1. 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

2. the seed of any of these plants

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gram

A unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.

Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006

gram

[gram]

(mechanics)

The unit of mass in the centimeter-gram-second system of units, equal to 0.001 kilogram. Abbreviated g; gm.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Gram

belonged to Sigmund; broken by Odin. [Norse Lit.: Volsung Saga]

See: Sword

Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

GRAM

An extension of BNF used by the SIS compiler generator.

["SIS - Semantics Implementation System", P.D. Mosses, TR DAIMI MD-30, Aarhus U, Denmark].

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metric system

A system of weights and measures that uses the gram, meter and liter as its primary units of weight, distance and capacity. The metric system is used all over the world except in the U.S., Liberia and Myanmar (formerly Burma). See space/time.

COMMON METRIC EQUIVALENTSGrams   Pounds   Ounces

 milligram (1/1000) .0000022
 gram               .0022      .04
 decagram   (10)    .0220      .35
 hectogram (100)    .2204     3.5
 kilogram (1000)   2.2046    35.3


 Liters

 1      =  1.06 quarts
 3.8    =  1 gallon


 Meters      Feet

 1 decameter   (10 m)      33
 1 hectometer (100 m)      328
 1 kilometer (1000 m)     3281


 Meters          Inches

 1 meter         39.37
 1 centimeter      .3937
 1 millimeter      .03937
 1 micrometer      .00003937
 1 nanometer       .00000003937

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