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-gram (-gram)
[Greek gra`mma a thing drawn or written, a letter, from gra`fein to draw, write. See Graphic.]
A suffix indicating something drawn or written, a drawing, writing; -- as, monogram, telegram, chronogram.
Gram (gram) , adjective
[Anglo-Saxon gram; akin to English grim. r35.]
Angry. [Obsolete] — Havelok, the Dane
Gram , noun
[Portuguese grão grain. See Grain.]
(Botany) The East Indian name of the chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.
Gram (gram) , noun
[French gramme, from Greek gra`mma that which is written, a letter, a small weight, from gra`fein to write. See Graphic.]
The unit of mass or 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.
Collocations (2)
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.
Also: Gramme