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carats, plural;
  1. A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, now equivalent to 200 milligrams
    • - a half-carat diamond ring
  1. a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
  2. karat: the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
  3. Carat is an abstract tile laying German style board game designed by Dirk Henn and published in 1993 by Queen Games and db Spiele. In 2004, after the success of Alhambra, Queen Games released an updated version of the game with an Arabian theme called Die Gärten der Alhambra.
  4. The carat is a unit of mass equal to 200 mg (0.007055 oz), and it is used for measuring gemstones and pearls.
  5. The carat (abbreviation ct or kt) is a measure of the purity of gold alloys. In the United States and Canada, the spelling karat is used.
  6. (Carats) The weight of the diamond. Click here to learn more about carat weight.
  7. Unit of weight for gemstones with 100 points to a carat, with one carat equaling one-fifth of a gram.
  8. Unit of measure of weight of diamonds and gemstones. One carat is equivalent to 200 milligrams. One carat can also be divided into 100 "points." A .75-carat stone is the same as a 75-point or 3/4-carat stone.
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  10. One of the "Four Cs". Metric unit of weight for diamonds and gemstones. One carat equals 200 milligrams or 0.2 grams.
  11. Unit of gold fineness (and gemstone weight). Pure gold is 24k. 18k gold is 75% pure.
  12. (with a "c") A measurement of weight which is generally used in reference to gems. It is equal to about 3.086 grains Troy or 0.2 grams. It is not to be confused with KARAT (with a "k") which is a measurement of the fineness of gold.
  13. unit of measurement for weight for diamonds and gemstones. Jewelry with a higher carat weight is more expensive.
  14. Derived from the word for “carob” in various languages, it was originally equivalent to the weight of the seed of the carob tree. It has two meanings in modern usage:
  15. This is often abbreviated as “ct” and has two separate meanings:
  16. Measure of weight typically used with reference to diamonds.  One carat is equal to 0.20 grams.
  17. A reasonable unit to use for weighing vegetables should be the carat.
  18. Weight dimension for gemstones. Equals 0.2 gram. For the visual size of a stone of a stone you have also to look at the dimensions and shape. A round and deep two carater might actually look smaller than a princess cut one carat stone. Important for jewelry is the "face" of a stone. ...
  19. gold content of a metal alloy measured on a 24-part scale. 24kt = almost 100% gold, 18kt = 75% and 14kt = 58.5%.
  20. A unit of weight denoting the size of both uncut and cut gemstones. There should be 100 points to a carat (ct.). ...
  21. (n) The term "Carat", "Karat" or "k" is used to indicate the amount of pure (24k) gold in the alloy. Lower Carat ratings indicate proportionally less pure gold.
  22. A unit of weight for diamonds and other gems. The carat formerly varied somewhat in different countries, but the metric carat of .200 grams, or 200 milligrams, was adopted in the United States in 1913 and is now standardized in the principal countries of the world. ...
  23. is abbreviated c. or ct. When the abbreviation ct TW is used, it refers to the total weight of multiple diamonds in a single piece of jewelry. Many people mistakenly believe that a carat refers to the size of the gemstone when in fact it is a measurement of its weight. ...
  24. a unit of weight: 1/5th of a gram. The name comes from the seed of the carob tree, which was used as a weight due to its seeds' remarkable uniformity.
  25. weights. A carat is a weight equal to three and one-sixth grains, in diamonds, and the like. Jac. L. Dict. See Weight.