gram Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
    gramme; gm; g.
  2. noun Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)
    Hans C. J. Gram.

WordNet

Gram adjective
Etymology
AS. gram; akin to E. grim.
Definitions
  1. Angry. Obs. Havelok, the Dane.
Gram noun
Etymology
Pg. gr?o grain. See Grain.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The East Indian name of the chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.
Gram, Gramme noun (Also<
  • Gram
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Etymology
F. gramme, from Gr. ? that which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr. ? to write. See Graphic.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913