CARAT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy
   • 18-karat gold is 75% gold
   • 24-karat gold is pure gold
   Synonym(s)
   • Karat (what does Karat mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) carat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • unit of measurement (what does unit of measurement mean?)
   • unit (what does unit mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
   Hypernyms(s) carat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • metric weight unit (what does metric weight unit mean?)
   • weight unit (what does weight unit mean?)