dram
IPA: drˈæm
noun
- (now uncommon) Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
- (obsolete) Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
- (by extension) Any similarly minute quantity, (now particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.
- (historical, mining) A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.
- (obsolete) Synonym of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma; other similar coins.
- (numismatics) The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.
- (units of measurement) A small unit of weight, variously: [(units of measurement) A small unit of weight, variously:]
- Alternative form of drachm (“One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ)”). [(units of measurement) A small unit of weight, variously:]
- (pharmacy) Alternative form of drachm (“One eighth of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ)”). [(units of measurement) A small unit of weight, variously:]
- (electronics) Initialism of dynamic random access memory. [(computing) A form of random access memory that requires fewer transistors per bit than SRAM, but in which each bit needs to be refreshed regularly to retain its contents.]
verb
- (dated, intransitive) To drink drams.
- (dated, transitive) To ply with drams of drink.
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Examples of "dram" in Sentences
- Ezh as an abbreviation for dram.
- You are creating a dram out of nothing.
- DRAM with buried capacitor configuration.
- DRAM with trench capacitor configuration.
- The dram is not pegged to any other currency.
- Dram shops are not required to have insurance.
- Such a dram is not a valid source of information.
- DRAM with the other trench capacitor configuration.
- In synchronous DRAM, the interval is specified in clock cycles.
- The dram in avoirdupois weighs just under half of the dram in apothecaries'.