dram

Definition of Dram in English :

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Noun

1. drachm, drachma, dram

a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains

2. dram

1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams

3. dram

the basic unit of money in Armenia

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dram

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noun

1.

one sixteenth of an ounce (avoirdupois). 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0018 kilogram

2. Also called: drachm, drachma US

one eighth of an apothecaries' ounce; 60 grains. 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0039 kilogram

3.

a small amount of an alcoholic drink, esp a spirit; tot

4.

the standard monetary unit of Armenia, divided into 100 lumas

noun acronym for

1.

dynamic random access memory: a widely used type of random access memory

RAM1

noun

2.

a chip containing such memory

Dram

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nounWord forms: plural DRAMs

a random-access memory chip that must be recharged continually in order for stored data to be retained

noun

1.

a.

a unit of weight, equal to 1⁄16 ounce avoirdupois or 27.3437 grains (1.772 grams)

b.

a unit of weight, equal to 1⁄8 ounce apothecaries' or 3 scruples (3.888 grams)

c.

fluid dram

abbrev. dr.

2.

a small drink of alcoholic liquor

3.

a small amount of anything

4.

the basic monetary unit of Armenia

see the table of monetary units in the Reference Supplement

Dram

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n.

1. Abbr. dr.

a. A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to ¹/₁₆ of an ounce or 27.34 grains (1.77 grams).

b. A unit of apothecary weight equal to ¹/₈ of an ounce or 60 grains (3.89 grams).

2.

a. A small draft: took a dram of brandy.

b. A small amount; a bit: not a dram of compassion.

n. pl. dram

See Table at currency.

n.

Dynamic RAM.

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