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• gram weight —    or gram force (gf)    a unit of weight equal to the force exerted on a mass of one gram by gravity at the Earth s surface: approximately 980.665 dynes, 9.806 65 millinewtons, or about 0.002 2045 pounds of force in the English system. This unit …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• 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