D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Karat

· IPA /kˈɛrət/
01 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.
  1. 1.
    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.