Look up: Carat

1. Carat
   Abbreviated 'ct.' and spelled with a 'c' is a measure of weight used for gemstones. One carat is equal to 1/5 of a gram (200 milligrams). Stones are measured to the nearest hundredth of a carat. A hundredth of a carat is also called a point. Thus a .10 carat stone can be called either 10 points, or ...
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2. carat
   [n] - a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
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3. Carat
   Originally a unit of mass (weight) based on the Carob seed or bean used by ancient merchants in the Middle East. The carat is still used for the weight of gem stones where 1 carat = 200mg. For gold is is used to measure the purity where pure gold is 24 carats.
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4. Carat
   A measurement unit defining the purity of gold. Pure gold is 24 carat, whilst 18 carat gold... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/carat.htm?id=218&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of carat'>more</a>
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5. carat
   1 Unit for measuring the weight of gemstones, including diamonds and pearls. It was standardised in 1914 as one-fifth of a gram (200 mg), equivalent to 3.086 grains. 2 Measure of the fineness of gold, based on 24 units. A 22 carat gold piece is an alloy of 22 parts pure gold and 2 parts another metal, such as silver.
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6. Carat
   Car'at (kăr'ăt) noun [ French carat (cf. Italian carato , OPg. quirate , Portuguese & Spanish quilate ), Arabic qīrāt bean or pea shell, a weight of four grains, a carat, from Greek kera`t...
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7. carat
   noun a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
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8. Carat
   • (n.) A twenty-fourth part; -- a term used in estimating the proportionate fineness of gold. • (n.) The weight by which precious stones and pearls are weighed.
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9. carat
   unit of weight for diamonds and certain other precious gems. Before 1913 the weight of a carat varied in different gem centres. Originally based on ...
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10. Carat
    A unit of weight measurement for precious stones . It is important not to confuse this with the other karat (American spelling) or carat, which is a measure of the purity of gold. 'Carat' is abbreviated to "ct." One carat is equal to 1/5 of a gram (200 milligrams). Stones are measured to the nearest...
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11. Carat
    A measure of the purity of gold. Pure gold is 24 carats, alloyed with 50% of other metals it becomes 12 carats. Until the hallmarking act of 1798 all gold had to be 22 carat, although marked with the same marks as sterling silver.
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12. carat
    
    • a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
    • 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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13. Carat
    Carat is the unit of measurement of gold purity - the proportion of gold to other metals in the alloy, expressed in 24ths. Coinage contains 22 parts of gold and is therefore described as 22 carat, pure gold is 24 carat. The carat is also a unit of weight, equal to 3.17 troy grains, used in the weighing of precious stones.
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14. carat
    Unit for measuring the mass of precious stones; it is equal to 0.2 g/0.00705 oz, and is part of the troy system of weights. Originally, one carat was the weight of a carob seed
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15. carat
    A Unit for measuring the weight of gemstones, including diamonds and pearls. It was standardised in 1914 as one-fifth of a gram (200 mg), equivalent to 3.086 grains.
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16. Carat
    The measure of purity of gold. 24 carat is 100% Au.
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17. Carat
    (mass) The `carat` is a unit of mass equal to 200&nbsp;mg (0.2 g; 0.007055 oz) and is used for measuring gemstones and pearls. The current definition, sometimes known as the `metric carat`, was adopted in 1907 at the Fourth date=April 2011-->, and soon afterward in many countries around t...
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18. Carat
    (purity) The `carat` (abbreviation `ct` or `kt`) is a measure of the purity of gold alloys, 24-carat being pure gold. In the United States and Canada, the spelling `karat` (abbreviation `k` or `kt`) is used. Measure : Carat purity is measured as 24 times the purity by mass: : <math>X = 24,...
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