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Definition of Dekagram
1. Noun. 10 grams.
Generic synonyms: Metric Weight Unit, Weight Unit
Terms within: G, Gm, Gram, Gramme
Group relationships: Hectogram, Hg
Definition of Dekagram
1. n. Same as Decagram.
Definition of Dekagram
1. Noun. (alternative form of decagram) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dekagram
1. a measure equal to ten grams [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dekagram
Literary usage of Dekagram
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Weights and Measures ... with Rules and Tables by Oscar Oldberg (1885)
"... grains (Troy). i dekagram is equal to ... apothecaries' drachms. i dekagram
is equal to ..."
2. Revolution in Measurement: Western European Weights and Measures Since the by Ronald Edward Zupko (1990)
"... half kilogram, double hectogram, hectogram, half hectogram, double dekagram,
half dekagram, double gram, half gram, double decigram, decigram, ..."
3. Journal by Institution of Electrical Engineers Radio Section (1903)
""One-tenth part of this gram is to he a decigram, and ten times a gram is to be
a dekagram, for the reformers decreed that aliquot parts were to be named ..."
4. Elementary Spanish Grammar: With Practical Exercies for Reading by Aurelio Macedonio Espinosa (1915)
"In the decimal metric system the more common units of weight are the gram, the
dekagram, the hectogram, and the kilogram or kilo. ..."
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