karat

IPA: kˈɛrʌt

(US) A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy.

Examples of "karat" in Sentences

A karat is a measure of the portion of pure gold in an alloy.
Whenever gold is purchased, sold, or even discussed, the term karat weight seems to tag along with it.
Also, that dental gold is more than 15-karat, which is, sadly, better quality than most of the jewelry I own.
The mystique surrounding words such as karat and carat most probably survives from the days of the Old World craftsmen.
Vronsky, Anna Karenina's faithless lover, is from the Russian voron, ` raven, 'and Karenina is from the word karat ` to punish.'