Dictionary Definition
carat
Noun
1 a unit of weight for precious stones = 200
mg
2 the unit of measurement for the proportion of
gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure
gold [syn: Karat]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Alternative spellings
Noun
Translations
weight
purity of gold
Extensive Definition
Carat or karat may refer to:
In the gem business:
- Carat (mass), a unit of mass for gemstones, equal to 0.2 gram
- Carat (purity) or karat, a unit of purity for gold
In entertainment:
- Carat (board game), an abstract tile-based German-style board game
- Karat (band), a rock band from the former East Germany
In media and advertising:
- Carat (song), sifow's 3rd single.
- Carat!, a manga by Watanabe Yoshitomo
- Carat UK, a media agency in the UK
Other:
- Prakash Karat, General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Karat (fruit), a variety of banana found in the Pacific Islands
- Karat (airline), an airline in Russia
- Karet, "death by heavenly decree" in Jewish doctrine
- Carat Motorglider, a motorized sailplane
- Karat, an early Agfa cartridge for 35 mm film
See also
carat in Bulgarian: Карат
carat in Danish: Karat
carat in German: Karat (Begriffsklärung)
carat in Hebrew: קרט
carat in Mongolian: Карат (салаа утга)
carat in Norwegian: Karat
carat in Polish: Karat
carat in Portuguese: Quilate
carat in Slovak: Karát
carat in Thai: กะรัต
(แก้ความกำกวม)