gram
/ˈɡɹæm/
gram noun: a unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g. Also the alternative form of 'gram.
Noun (1)
gram (plural grams)
- A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
- Holonyms: kilogram < megagram < gigagram
- Meronyms: picogram < nanogram < microgram < milligram
Noun (2)
gram (countable and uncountable, plural grams)
- A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.
- The next class of farinaceous foods are the Pulses, as peas, beans, and lentils of this country, and the dholls and grams of India.1870, Henry Letheby, On Food, page 22
- The seeds of these plants.
Noun (3)
gram (plural grams)
Noun (4)
gram (plural grams)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Gram
Gram
- A surname.
- A town in Denmark.
- A male given name Alternative form of Graham.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Gram
the Gram
- Clipping of Instagram.
- Very good,” the store owner said, eyeing the slits on the side of the dress that exposed Naeema's cinnamon brown skin. “Makeup?” she asked. “Do it for the Gram!” the woman said holding up a cell phone. Naeema held up one finger, blocking ...2015, Meesha Mink, All Hail the Queen: An Urban Tale, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 95
Also used as
gram is also the alternative form of 'gram.
gram is also the misspelling of graham.
gram meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
gram in Hindi
- unit of mass
- ग्राम grām
gram in Tamil
- unit of mass
- கிராம் kirām
gram in Marathi
- ग्रॅम
gram in Urdu
- unit of mass
- گرام grām
More languagesFewer languages
- gram in Bengali
- গ্রাম gram
- gram in Telugu
- గ్రాము grāmu
- gram in Malayalam
- ഗ്രാം, ഗ്രാമ്
- gram in Kannada
- ಗ್ರಾಮು grāmu
- gram in Punjabi
- ਗ੍ਰਾਮ grām
- gram in Gujarati
- ગ્રામ grām
- gram in Odia
- ଗ୍ରାମ୍
- gram in Sinhala
- ග්රෑම් grǣm
- gram in Nepali
- ग्र्याम
- gram in Tagalog
- gramo
- gram in Arabic
- جْرَام gram, غْرَام ḡrām
- gram in Malay
- gram
- gram in Indonesian
- gram
- gram in Persian
- گرم geram
- gram in Thai
- กรัม gram
- gram in Vietnamese
- gam
- gram in Myanmar
- ဂရမ် ga.ram
Examples of gram in a sentence
- He applied a gram positive stain, looking for rods indicative of Listeria.
- Iron has a density of 7.8 grams per cubic centimeter: its dimensionless relative density is 7.8.
- Can I get a gram of indica and a halfth of sativa?
Forms of gram
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | grams |
| alternative UK | gramme |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | grams |
| present participle | gramming |
| past participle | grammed |
| past | grammed |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | 'Gram |
| alternative form | 'gram |
| alternative form | gram |
Origin of gram
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”). Doublet of gramma.
From obsolete Portuguese gram (modern Portuguese grão), from Latin grānum. Doublet of corn, grain, granum, and grao.
Clipping of gramma.
Words formed from gram
- attogram
- centimeter-gram-second
- Christogram
- connectogram
- corrgram
- erythrogram
- exagram
- femtogram
- gigagram
- golden gram
- gram atom
- gram calorie
- gram degree
- gram equivalent
- grammage
- gram-molecular weight
- gram molecule
- hectokilogram
- kinetogram
- megagram
- metergram
- multigram
- myriagram
- petagram
- picogram
- quectogram
- quettagram
- ronnagram
- rontogram
- stereogram
- subgram
- syllectogram
- teragram
- yoctogram
- yottagram
- zeptogram
- zettagram
- regram
- Bengal gram
- black gram
- gram flour
- green gram
- horse gram
Phrases with gram
Words that rhyme with gram
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Questions about gram
- What does gram mean?
- Gram means a unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
- What is gram in Hindi?
- Gram in Hindi is ग्राम (grām). See Gram meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gram?
- Gram can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce gram?
- Gram is pronounced /ˈɡɹæm/.
- What is the plural of gram?
- The plural of gram is grams.
Words near gram in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gram (page history and authors); Gram (page history and authors); gram (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gram (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gram (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gram (Nepali, 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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