Word forms: plural gramsregional note: in BRIT, also use gramme
countable noun
A gram is a unit of weight. One thousand grams are equal to one kilogram.
A football weighs about 400 grams.
-gram
(-græm)
Word forms: plural -grams
combining form
-gram combines with nouns to form other nouns which refer to someone who dresses up in order to a bring a message to someone else, as a practical joke.
Now he has only six or seven kissogram girls on his books.
gram in British English1
(ɡræm)
noun
a metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram. It is equivalent to 15.432 grains or 0.002 205 pounds
Symbol: g
Word origin
C18: from French gramme, from Late Latin gramma, from Greek: small weight, from graphein to write
gram in British English2
(ɡræm)
noun
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
Word origin
C18: from Portuguese gram (modern spelling grão), from Latin grānumgrain
gram in British English3
(ɡrɑːm)
noun
(in India) a village
Word origin
Hindi
gram. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
grammar
2.
grammatical
-gram in British English
combining form in countable noun
indicating a drawing or something written or recorded
hexagram
telegram
Word origin
from Latin -gramma, from Greek, from gramma letter and grammē line
gram in American English1
(græm)
noun
the basic unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 0.03527 ounce (0.0022046 pound or 15.4321 grains): now defined in the SI system as 0.001 of the mass of the standard international kilogram (a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in France): one pound equals 453.5924 grams
abbrev. g
Word origin
Fr gramme < LL gramma, weight of two oboli < Gr, small weight, lit., what is written < graphein, to write: see graphic
gram in American English2
(græm)
noun
any of certain leguminous plants, used as fodder; esp., the chickpea
Word origin
Port grāo < L granum: see grain
gram in American English3
(græm)
noun
Informal
grandmother
gram in American English4
1.
grammar
2.
grammatical
-gram in American English
(græm)
1.
something written down, drawn, or recorded
telegram, electrocardiogram
2.
a telegram or singing telegram, or something resembling this in some way
used esp. in nonce compounds
Mailgram, Candygram
Word origin
< Gr gramma: see gram1
gram in Electrical Engineering
(græm) or g or gm
Word forms: (regular plural) grams
noun
(Electrical engineering: General)
A gram is a unit of weight that is a one thousandth part of a kilogram.
A weight of 5 grams is used as the controlling weight in a gravity-controlled instrument.
The metric system unit of heat is called a calorie, which is the energy needed toraise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius.
A gram is a unit of weight that is a one thousandth part of a kilogram.
Examples of 'gram' in a sentence
gram
It takes nine calories worth of activity to lose a single gram of fat.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Add to the gram flour along with the rest of the ingredients except for the oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Mix together the gram flour and ginger paste in a bowl until they form a smooth paste.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
What does that mean in terms of grams of fat?
Kowalski, Robert E The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990)
There is no reason why one gram of illegal wood should be coming in.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
One gram is more than enough for a night out.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But that gram needs to be fat from the pancreas.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Electronic scales capable of weighing a single gram.
The Sun (2013)
We will no longer have to worry about fat grams and high blood pressure and cholesterol.
Christianity Today (2000)
But he would not have got that much as they only weigh a few grams.
The Sun (2009)
Look at the number of grams of fat contained in each.
Kowalski, Robert E The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990)
Each gram of fat provides nine calories.
Kowalski, Robert E The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990)
One gram is the ideal quantity.
The Sun (2010)
Just one gram could kill 80 adults.
The Sun (2015)
My racket weighs 365 grams which is average.
The Sun (2007)
It weighs 133 grams and fi ts in a shirt pocket.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Two large chestnuts contain only 0.2 grams of fat.
Kowalski, Robert E The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990)
I teach my young chefs to measure one gram.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Beat in the gram flour until you have a smooth paste, then add the chopped spinach and season generously with salt and pepper.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Many of us eat around 12 grams daily, which is ten times more than we need.
Shreeve, Dr Caroline M Lower Your Blood Pressure in 4 Easy Stages (1989)
This is rich and generous food, thick with butter, gram flour and potatoes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Put the gram flour into the first, lightly whisk the egg whites in the second, and put the crushed tortilla chips into the third.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Word lists with
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In other languages
gram
British English: gram /ɡræm/ NOUN
A gram or gramme is a unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.