1. a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg • Hypernyms: metric weight unit, weight unit • Part Holonyms: gram, gramme, gm, g • Part Meronyms: decigram, dg 2. the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold • Syn: karat, kt • Hypernyms: unit of measurement, unit