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Meaning of "karat" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KARAT

From Old French, from Medieval Latin carratus, from Arabic qīrāt weight of four grains, carat, from Greek keration a little horn, from keras horn.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KARAT

karat  [ˈkærət] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KARAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Karat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KARAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Carat

Carat, karat, karet or karot may refer to: In the gem business: ▪ Carat, a unit of mass for gemstones, equal to 0.2 gram ▪ Carat or karat, a unit of purity for gold In Aviation ▪ SDB Karat, a Russian ultralight trike design In Judaism: ▪ Kareth or Karet, a biblical punishment decreed by Heaven In entertainment: ▪ Carat, an abstract tile-based German-style board game ▪ Karat, a rock band from East Germany In media and advertising: ▪ Carat, Sifow's 3rd single ▪ Carat UK, UK advertising agency People: ▪ Prakash Karat, Indian politician, General Secretary of Communist Party of India ▪ Brinda Karat, Indian politician, Member of Parliament ▪ KARAT, a KGB codeword for former FBI Agent & convicted spy Robert Hanssen Places: ▪ Karat, Hormozgan, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran ▪ Karat, Khuzestan, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran ▪ Karat, Razavi...

Definition of karat in the English dictionary

The definition of karat in the dictionary is a measure of the proportion of gold in an alloy, expressed as the number of parts of gold in 24 parts of the alloy Also spelt : carat.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KARAT


barrat
ˈbærət
carat
ˈkærət
carrot
ˈkærət
claret
ˈklærət
curat
ˈkjuːrət
electret
ɪˈlɛktrət
equiparate
ɪˈkwɪpərət
Garrett
ˈɡærət
garrot
ˈɡærət
governorate
ˈɡʌvənərət
Margaret
ˈmɑːɡrət
Meerut
ˈmɪərət
morat
ˈmɔːrət
noncorporate
ˌnɒnˈkɔːpərət
nondegenerate
ˌnɒndɪˈdʒɛnərət
parrot
ˈpærət
ponderate
ˈpɒndərət
quadrat
ˈkwɒdrət
rectorate
ˈrektərət
valerate
ˈvælərət

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KARAT

karaism
Karaite
Karajan
karaka
karakia
Karakoram
Karakoram Pass
Karakorum
karakul
Karamanlis
karamu
Karan
karanga
karaoke
karaoke bar
karaoke machine
karaoke night
karate
karate chop
karateka

WORDS THAT END LIKE KARAT

apparat
Ararat
baccarat
Ballarat
Bharat
Gujarat
Irian Barat
Madhya Bharat
Marat
mukhabarat
nacarat
searat

Synonyms and antonyms of karat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «karat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KARAT

Find out the translation of karat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of karat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «karat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

克拉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quilates
570 millions of speakers

English

karat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

करात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قيراط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

каратного
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quilates
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যারাট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

carat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Karat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Karat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カラット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

캐럿
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Karat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

karat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காரட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

करात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

carato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

karat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

каратного
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

karate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καρατίων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

karaat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

karat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

karat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of karat

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KARAT»

The term «karat» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.560 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KARAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «karat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «karat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about karat

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QUOTES WITH «KARAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word karat.
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Stanley Kubrick
What do you take me for? A fourteen karat sucker?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KARAT»

Discover the use of karat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to karat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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American 24-karat Gold: 24 Classic American Short Stories
Part of Longman’s “Literature for College Readers” series, American 24-Karat Gold introduces developmental readers to classic American short stories, with pedagogy to support their reading and comprehension and make the literary ...
Yvonne Collioud Sisko, 2011
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24-Karat Kids: A Novel
Meet Dr. Shelley Green – newly minted pediatrician.
Judy Goldstein, Sebastian Stuart, 2007
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24 Karat Ammunition (Mills & Boon Intrigue) (Four Brothers ...
No Collingsworth would ever turn his back on a woman in danger.
Joanna Wayne, 2009
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Designing and Evaluating Usable Technology in Industrial ...
This book is about HCI research in an industrial research setting.
Clare-Marie Karat, John Karat, 2010
5
A World To Win
Prakash Karat. the Communist movement. The developments within the imperialist structure since then, particularly the growth of speculative international finance capital in the last two decades of this century, is a major concern for Marxist ...
Prakash Karat, 1999
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Uncle John's 24-Karat Gold Bathroom Reader
Collects fun, factual, strange, and interesting trivia, covering topics including movies, food and drink, and sports.
Bathroom Readers' Institute, 2011
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Survival and emancipation: notes from Indian women's struggles
This is a comprehensive book on the wide ranging concerns of the women's movements in India from a left perspective.
Brinda Karat, Three Essays Press, 2005
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Diamonds: The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide : how to ...
If your choice is yellow, the only decision you must make is whether you prefer 14 -karat, 18-karat, or a higher-karat gold. On a limited budget, 14-karat is more affordable. It is also harder than 18-karat. One noticeable difference is that 18- karat ...
Antoinette Leonard Matlins, 2011
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A Grammar and Dictionary of Indus Kohistani: Dictionary
shake s.th. about, to — sideboard karat?, zhala_th karat?, z'hal'qazat?, thar-thar ho-, thar-thar ho-, dar;-dar karat?, lar'lg3-lang karat? shake s.th. about, to lak;- lakh karat? shake out or off, to bhar karat?, _takh; karat? shake through, to sa'r7- sar ...
Claus Peter Zoller, 2005
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Gold: A Cultural Encyclopedia
KARAT The term “karat” is used to express the content of gold alloys relative to the fineness, or purity levels, of gold items. One karat equals 1/24th of the whole, therefore, 24-karat gold is the highest achievable fineness at 99.9 percent pure, ...
Shannon L. Venable, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KARAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term karat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Solid Gold, Silver Gundams on Display at Gundam Art Exhibit …
Ginza Tanaka, a jeweler that's been crafting shiny things since 1892, will display a solid gold (24-karat) Gundam. The RX-78-2 Gundam ... «Anime News Network, Jul 15»
2
Eid prayers go off peacefully in Shri Ram Colony - The Hindu
Not only did the police take up the matter, CPI leader Brinda Karat met Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi and later Lieutenant Governor Najeeb ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
Belleville Man Arrested For Jewelry Thefts At Stores In Nutley …
According to the Nutley Police Department, Michael Williams admitted to stealing a $1,570, 14-karat gold bracelet from a Franklin Avenue ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
4
The return of the 'prodigal' comrades
Prakash Karat took the decision to expel Chatterjee and the central committee ratified the general secretary's decision. One of the main reasons ... «onmanorama, Jul 15»
5
Girdhari Lal Dogra was 24 karat Congressman: Azad - WebIndia123
Girdhari Lal Dogra was a truly committed and 24 karat Congressman who was dedicated to the cause of poor and down trodden irrespective of ... «Web India, Jul 15»
6
Gold, silver prices fall to 3-month low in Ahmedabad - The Times of …
The 24 karat gold in Ahmedabad was trading at Rs 26,250 per 10 gram, while the 22 karat gold was at Rs 24,250 per 10 gram, the lowest in the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
Police tie Belleville man to Bloomfield, Nutley thefts - NorthJersey.com
According to Nutley authorities, Williams walked into their town's jewelry store on July 9 and asked to see a 14-karat yellow gold bracelet. «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
8
Amy Schumer Trainwreck Premiere Look: The Scoop from Her Glam …
Tiller recommends Laura Mercier's “Black Karat” baked shadow, Chanel's Ombré Essentielle soft touch eye shadow in “46 Lotus” on the tear ... «PEOPLE StyleWatch, Jul 15»
9
Gold rear shell purportedly for Apple's 'iPhone 6s Plus' said to …
However, the Apple Watch colors are true 18-karat gold, while the rose gold iPhone is expected to be a shade of aluminum. Topics: iPhone 6S ... «Apple Insider, Jul 15»
10
RSS denies allegations of communal tension
A day after CPM politburo member Brinda Karat met Lt-Governor Najeeb Jung over allegations of communal tension brewing in Shriram ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»

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