Carat

n. unit for measuring the weight of precious stones (equal to 200 milligrams); unit for measuring the quality of gold (also karat)

Carat or karat may refer to: In the gem business:Carat (mass), a unit of mass for gemstones, equal to 0.2 gram Carat (purity) or karat, a unit of purity for goldIn entertainment:Carat (board game), an abstract tile-based German-style board gameKarat (band), a rock band from the former East GermanyIn media and advertising:Carat (song), sifow's 3rd single.Carat!, a manga by Watanabe Yoshitomo
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Noun
1. a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
(hypernym) metric weight unit, weight unit
(part-holonym) gram, gramme, gm, g
(part-meronym) decigram, dg
2. 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) Karat
(hypernym) unit of measurement, unit

n. carat, unit for measuring the weight of precious stones (equal to 200 milligrams); unit for measuring the quality of gold (also karat), karat

(n.)
The weight by which precious stones and pearls are weighed.
  

(n.)
A twenty-fourth part; -- a term used in estimating the proportionate fineness of gold.