an 18-carat gold ring

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• carat — / kærət/ noun 1. a measure of the quality of gold (pure gold being 24 carat) ● a 22 carat gold ring 2. a measure of the weight of precious stones ● a 5 carat diamond COMMENT: Pure gold is 24 carats and is too soft to make jewellery. Most… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• carat — UK [ˈkærət] / US [ˈkerət] noun [countable] Word forms carat : singular carat plural carats 1) a unit for measuring how pure gold is an 18 carat gold ring 2) a unit for measuring the weight of diamonds and other jewels. It is equal to 0.2 grams a… …   English dictionary

• carat — car‧at [ˈkærət] noun [countable] 1. also karat a measurement used to show how pure gold is: • a 22 carat gold chain 2. a measurement equal to 200 Milligrams on the scale of measurement for the weight of jewels …   Financial and business terms

• Gold — This article is about the metal. For the color, see Gold (color). For other uses, see Gold (disambiguation). platinum ← gold → mercury …   Wikipedia

• gold — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 yellow metal ADJECTIVE ▪ pure ▪ real ▪ solid ▪ fool s ▪ 9 carat, 18 carat …   Collocations dictionary

• gold — gold1 W2S2 [gəuld US gould] n [: Old English;] 1.) [U] a valuable soft yellow metal that is used to make coins, jewellery etc. It is a chemical ↑element : symbol Au ▪ a gold ring pure/solid gold ▪ solid gold watches 9/18/22/24 carat gold (=a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gold — gold1 [ gould ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a valuable yellow metal used for making jewelry: The picture frames were made of solid gold. 22 carat gold a ) uncount things such as jewelry and coins that are made of gold: Over $80,000 worth of gold was… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• gold — I UK [ɡəʊld] / US [ɡoʊld] noun Word forms gold : singular gold plural golds *** 1) [uncountable] a valuable yellow metal used for making jewellery The picture frames were made of solid gold. 22 carat gold a) [uncountable] things such as jewellery …   English dictionary

• Carat (mass) — This article is about the unit of mass used for gemstones and pearls. For the purity scale used for gold, see carat (purity). The carat is a unit of mass equal to 200 mg (0.2 g; 0.007055 oz) and is used for measuring gemstones and pearls.… …   Wikipedia

• MIT class ring — Massachusetts Institute of Technology s class ring, often called the Brass Rat , is crafted each year by a student committee. The class ring has three main sections: the bezel, containing MIT s mascot, the beaver, the MIT seal (seal shank), and… …   Wikipedia

• Colored gold — Ternary plot of different colors of Ag Au Cu alloys While pure gold is yellow in color, colored gold can be developed into various colors. These colors are generally obtained by alloying gold with other elements in various proportions. For… …   Wikipedia