- 1. n. 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, n., 4. Source: opted
- 2. n. Same as Gram the weight. Source: opted
- 3. n. a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram Source: wordnet
- 4. 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, n., 4. 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. Same as Gram the weight. Source: webster
- 5. n a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram Source: ecdict
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