gramme

Metric weight, UK-style

Gramme is the British spelling of gram, a metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.

American English uses gram exclusively, while gramme persists in British usage alongside gram.

The recipe called for 500 grammes of flour.

measurement

scale

Measure of relative size

  • balanceSteadiness or amount owed
  • weighDetermine mass or ponder
  • massQuantity of matter

amount · quantity · portion · dose · increment · calibration · reading · precision · accuracy · measurement

metric

dekagram

Ten-gram unit

metric system · carat · grain · dram · ounce · pound · conversion · equivalent · unit · measure

small

tiny

Extremely small in size

fraction · pinch · speck · smidgen · modicum · iota · scant · negligible · imperceptible · slight

Opposites
measurement system

grammeounce

One-sixteenth of a pound

pound · grain · dram · stone · troy ounce

scale of mass

grammetonne

Thousand-kilogram mass unit

metric ton · kilogramme · kilotonne · megatonne · megagram

Phrases
Family

gram, grams, kilogram, milligram, grammes, microgram, centigram, nanogram, decigram

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G