Meaning

5 senses
  1. A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.

    Holonyms: kilogram < megagram < gigagram

    Meronyms: picogram < nanogram < microgram < milligram

    Gramm

    граммgramm

    грамhram

    a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

  2. (countable, uncountable)A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.

  3. (uncountable)The seeds of these plants.

  4. (colloquial)Grandmother.

  5. (dated)A gramophone recording.

Examples

39 sentences
  1. An egg is about fifty grams.

    ruЯйцо весит около пятидесяти граммов. — marafon

  2. Tom was arrested for carrying 30 grams of cocaine.

    ruТома арестовали за ношение 30 грамм кокаина. — astyng

  3. How many grams of meat do you usually cook per person?

  4. A liter of milk contains about thirty grams of protein.

    ruЛитр молока содержит около тридцати граммов протеина. — Lenin_1917

    deEin Liter Milch enthält ungefähr dreißig Gramm Protein. — Manfredo

  5. Convert the amounts in grams to moles.

    Переведіть кількість у грамах у молі. — deniko

Translations

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Origin

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”). Doubl

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”). Doublet of gramma.

From obsolete Portuguese gram (modern Portuguese grão), from Latin grānum. Doublet of corn, grain, granum, and grao.

Clipping of gramma.

Clipping of gramophone.

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Forms

plural: grams

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram:grammegmg
  • Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938):Hans Christian GramHans C. J. Gram

Word family

40 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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