carat
/ˈkɛɹ.ət/UK/ˈkæ.ɹət/
carat noun: a metric unit of mass equal to exactly 200 mg, chiefly used for measuring precious stones and pearls.
Noun
carat (plural carats)
- A metric unit of mass equal to exactly 200 mg, chiefly used for measuring precious stones and pearls.
- Any of several small units of mass used for measuring precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 189–212 mg.
- A 24-point scale used to measure the purity of gold.
- 18-carat gold is 75% gold by mass. 24-carat gold is pure.
carat meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
carat in Hindi
- कैरेट
carat in Tamil
- ஜெர்மனியில் முடிவெடுக்கப் பட்டது
carat in Marathi
- कॅरेट
carat in Urdu
- قیراط
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- carat in Bengali
- ক্যারেট, ওজনের একক
- carat in Malayalam
- ഒരു തൂക്കം, സ്വർണ്ണമാറ്റ്, സ്വർണ്ണത്തിൻറെ മാറ്റിൻറെ ഒരു ഏകകം
- carat in Gujarati
- કેરેટ
- carat in Odia
- କ୍ଯ଼ାରେଟ୍
- carat in Tagalog
- kilatis
- carat in Arabic
- قِيرَاط qīrāṭ
- carat in Indonesian
- karat
- carat in Persian
- قیراط qirât
- carat in Thai
- กะรัต gà-ràt
- carat in Vietnamese
- ca ra, cà rá, cara
- carat in Myanmar
- ကရက် ka.rak
Forms of carat
| plural | carats |
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Origin of carat
From Middle French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ, “carat, similarly small units such as inches”), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “hornlet, carob seed”), from κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix). Doublet of quilate and keratin.
Words formed from carat
Words that rhyme with carat
Questions about carat
- What does carat mean?
- Carat means a metric unit of mass equal to exactly 200 mg, chiefly used for measuring precious stones and pearls.
- What is carat in Hindi?
- Carat in Hindi is कैरेट. See Carat meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is carat?
- Carat is a noun.
- How do you pronounce carat?
- Carat is pronounced /ˈkæ.ɹət/ (UK).
- What is the plural of carat?
- The plural of carat is carats.
Words near carat in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: carat (page history and authors); carat (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carat (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); carat (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carat (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); carat (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); carat (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); carat (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carat (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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