karat
pronunciation
How to pronounce karat in British English:
UK [ˈkærət]
How to pronounce karat in American English:
US [ˈkærət]
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- Noun:
- the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
Word Origin
- karat (n.)
- variant of carat (q.v.). In U.S., karat is used for "proportion of fine gold in an alloy" and carat for "weight of a precious stone."
Example
- 1. Manual quick to karat mud valve .
- 2. Their failures are mostly local . Mr karat admits to feeling " boxed in " .
- 3. She 's a twenty-four karat , multifaceted , magical powerhouse .
- 4. One seventieth of a karat and the clarity is quite poor .
- 5. In karat areas in southwestern china , backward economic development and low level of human resource development badly hamper the development of county economies .