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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
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carat
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  • a measure of the fineness of gold
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  • DE: Karat [T60600] FR: carat [T60600]
karaat
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carat
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  • 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 10.12.2022
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Domain metrologyunits of measurement
  • kalliskivide hindamisel kasutatava massi SI välise ühiku nimetus
  • name of the non-SI unit for mass for measuring gemstones and pearls
karaat
carat

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