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De - Pt| English Dictionary: gramme | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for gramme | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Gram \Gram\, Gramme \Gramme\, n. [F. gramme, from Gr. ? that which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr. ? to write. See {Graphic.}] The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See {Grain}, n., 4. {Gram degree}, [or] {Gramme degree} (Physics), a unit of heat, being the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water one degree centigrade. {Gram equivalent} (Electrolysis), that quantity of the metal which will replace one gram of hydrogen. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Gramme \Gramme\, n. Same as Gram the weight. | |
