- gram weight
- or gram force(gf)
Dictionary of units of measurement. 2015.
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weight — /weɪt / (say wayt) noun 1. amount of heaviness; amount a thing weighs. 2. the force which gravitation exerts upon a material body, varying with altitude and latitude. It is often taken as a measure of the mass, which does not vary, and is equal… …
gram-centimeter — ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a unit of torque equal to that of a gram weight acting on a lever arm one centimeter long 2. : a unit of work in the cgs system equal to the work done in raising a weight of one gram against the force of gravity… … Useful english dictionary
gram force — see gram weight … Dictionary of units of measurement
gram atom — [gram′ə täm′ik] n. Chem. the quantity of an element having a weight in grams numerically equal to the element s atomic weight: a gram atom of copper, the atomic weight of which is 63.54, is a quantity of copper weighing 63.54 grams: also gram… … English World dictionary
gram-atom — gram atˈom or gram atomic weight, gram molˈecule or gram molecular weight noun The quantity of an element, or a compound, whose mass in grams is equal to its atomic weight and molecular weight respectively (a now discarded concept; see ↑mole4) •… … Useful english dictionary
gram-molecule — gram atˈom or gram atomic weight, gram molˈecule or gram molecular weight noun The quantity of an element, or a compound, whose mass in grams is equal to its atomic weight and molecular weight respectively (a now discarded concept; see ↑mole4) •… … Useful english dictionary
Gram — Gram, Gramme Gramme, n. [F. gramme, from Gr. ? that which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr. ? to write. See {Graphic.}] The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gram degree — Gram Gram, Gramme Gramme, n. [F. gramme, from Gr. ? that which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr. ? to write. See {Graphic.}] The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gram equivalent — Gram Gram, Gramme Gramme, n. [F. gramme, from Gr. ? that which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr. ? to write. See {Graphic.}] The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gram molecular weight — also Brit gramme molecular weight n the mass of one mole of a chemical compound equal in grams to the compound s molecular weight * * * the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; one gram molecular weight of any molecular substance… … Medical dictionary
