English dictionary

gram

/gr/&/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

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

noun.quantity

Synonyms g gm gramme

Source: WordNet 3.0
Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)

noun.person

Synonyms hans c. j. gram

Source: WordNet 3.0
The East Indian name of the chick- pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.

noun

Source: webster1913
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, <pos>n.</pos>, 4.

noun

Source: webster1913