gramnoun [ C ]
UK also gramme uk/ɡræm/us/ɡræm/written abbreviation g, gmA2 a unit of mass equal to 0.001 kilograms
Examples
- To make this cake, you'll need 175 grams each of sugar and flour, and two eggs.
- This tin of beans weighs 475 grams.
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Measurements of weight & mass
- atomic mass unit
- BMI
- body mass index
- centigram
- ct
- cwt
- dead weight
- grammage
- gramme
- kilo
- kt
- mg
- milligram
- ounce
- oz
- stone
- ton
- tonnage
- tonne
- weigh
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Examples from literature
- A can of soup may have as much as 30 grams of sugar in it.
- A long, hard day of work could bring a lucky prospector one ounce (about 28 grams) of gold.
- Each time a tree is tapped, it will produce about 30 grams of raw latex, adding up to about 11 kilograms a year.
- For example, a soft drink can have 39 grams of sugar – that’s about 13 teaspoons.
- Instead of fish, he found 170 grams of gold in the lake.
- It’s only 25 grams.
- The smallest freshwater turtle, the stinkpot turtle, grows to no more than 12 centimeters long and weighs only about 600 grams.