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carat

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 724218 Last modified 01.02.2005
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Domain Commerce - Movement of GoodscustomsStandardisation - Metrology
karaat
ct
carat
ct
  • a measure of the fineness of gold
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  • DE: Karat [T60600] FR: carat [T60600]
karaat
ct symbol
carat
Usage examples
  • Although it has varied in the past, the now generally accepted standard is the metric carat, one-fifth of a gram ... not to be confused with karat, which denotes the ratio of fine gold in an alloy.
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Materjalitehnika terminibaas

ID 674156 Last modified 12.01.2025
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Domain ceramic technologynon-ferrous metalsmoney & currency
carat preferred
  • 1. sulamite väärismetallisisalduse ühik (proovile 1000 vastab 24 karaati, nt 18-karaadine kuld sisaldab 18 osa kulda ja 6 osa lisandeid). 2. vääriskivide ja pärlite massiühik (1 karaat = 0,2 g)
  • 1. a standard of fineness of gold - the standard for pure gold is 24 carats, thus 18 carat gold has six parts of alloy; 2. a standard mass for precious stones, 1 carat equals 0.2 g
karaat
carat preferred
karat
карат

Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 573333 Last modified 13.09.2026
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Domain metrologyunits of measurement
karaat
ct
carat
ct
  • kalliskivide hindamisel kasutatava massi SI välise ühiku nimetus/tähis
  • name/symbol of the non-SI unit for mass for measuring gemstones and pearls
karaat
Usage examples
  • Karaat (ct) on massiühik, mis võrdub 200 mg, ja mida kasutatakse vääriskivide ja pärlite mõõtmiseks. Praegune määratlus võeti vastu 1907. aastal 4. Kaalude ja Mõõtude Peakonverentsil ning varsti pärast seda paljudes maailma riikides. Karaat jagatakse sjaks 2 milligrammiliseks punktiks.
ct symbol
carat
Usage examples
  • The carat (ct) is a unit of mass equal to 200 mg, which is used for measuring gemstones and pearls. The current definition, was adopted in 1907 at the Fourth General Conference on Weights and Measures, and soon afterwards in many countries around the world. The carat is divisible into 100 points of 2 mg.
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