Karat

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Karat \Karat\ n.
     the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an
     alloy; 18-karat gold is 75 2.122e-314old; 24-karat gold is
     pure gold.
  
     Syn: carat.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Karat
       n : 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: {carat}]