carat

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkæɹ.ət/
• (weak vowel merger) homophones en

Noun

carat (plural carats)

1. A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
2. (historical) Any of several units of weight, varying from 189 to 212 mg, the weight of a carob seed.
3. A measure of the purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats.

Translations

• French: carat
• German: Karat
• Italian: carato
• Portuguese: quilate
• Russian: кара́т
• Spanish: quilate

Translations

• French: carat
• German: Karat
• Italian: carato
• Portuguese: quilate
• Russian: кара́т
• Spanish: quilate

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