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1. (n.) carat
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight).
Etymology: (1545–55; < ML carratus (used by alchemists) < Ar qīrā&tdotbelow; weight of 4 grains < Gk kerátion carob bean, weight of 3? grains, lit., little horn)
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1. (noun) carat
a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
2. (noun) karat, carat, kt
the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
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1. (noun) carat
the weight by which precious stones and pearls are weighed
2. (noun) carat
a twenty-fourth part; -- a term used in estimating the proportionate fineness of gold
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Sense: a measure of weight for precious stones.
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 Afrikaans: karaat |
 Arabic: وَزْنُ الأحْجار الكَريمَه |
 Bulgarian: карат |
 Brazilian: quilate |
 Czech: karát |
 German: das Karat (das Juwelengew |
 Danish: karat |
 Greek: καράτι |
 Spanish: quilate |
 Estonian: karaat |
 Farsi: قیراط |
 Finnish: karaatti |
 French: carat |
 Hebrew: קָארָאט |
 Hindi: हीरे इत्यादि कीमती पत्थरो |
 Croatian: karat |
 Hungarian: karát |
 Indonesian: karat |
 Icelandic: karat (- 200mg) |
 Italian: carato |
 Japanese: カラット |
 Korean: 캐럿 |
 Lithuanian: karatas |
 Latvian: karāts |
 Malay: karat |
 Dutch: karaat |
 Norwegian: karat |
 Polish: karat |
 Persian: قیراط |
 Pashto: قيراط، سرو زرو يا نورو قي |
 Portuguese: quilate |
 Romanian: carat |
 Russian: карат |
 Slovak: karát |
 Slovenian: karat |
 Serbian: karat |
 Swedish: karat |
 Thai: หน่วยน้ำหนักของเพชร |
 Turkish: kırat |
 Taiwanese: 克拉 |
 Ukrainian: карат |
 Urdu: قیمتی پتھروں ، اور نگینوں |
 Vietnamese: cara |
 Chinese: 克拉 |
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