- dram equivalent
- noun
: the weight of a smokeless shotgun powder that gives the same shot velocity and the same approximate gas pressure as a given weight in drams of black powder
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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dram — (dr) 1. a unit of weight in the traditional avoirdupois system (see pound1), equal to 1/16 ounce or 1/256 pound. One dram equals about 1.7718 gram. The word dram comes from a Latin weight unit, the dragma, and derives ultimately from the Greek … Dictionary of units of measurement
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Dram — The Authorized Version understood the word adarkonim (1 Chr. 29:7; Ezra 8:27), and the similar word darkomnim (Ezra 2:69; Neh. 7:70), as equivalent to the Greek silver coin the drachma. But the Revised Version rightly regards it as the Greek… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
dram — A drink of some substance containing alcohol; something which can produce intoxication. An apothecary system measurement of fluid, roughly equivalent to 4 or 5 cc, or one teaspoonful … Black's law dictionary
dram — A drink of some substance containing alcohol; something which can produce intoxication. An apothecary system measurement of fluid, roughly equivalent to 4 or 5 cc, or one teaspoonful … Black's law dictionary
fluid dram — or flu·i·dram flü ə .dram n either of two units of liquid capacity: a) a U.S. unit equal to 1/8 U.S. fluid ounce or 0.226 cubic inch or 3.697 milliliters b) a British unit equal to 1/8 British fluid ounce or 0.2167 cubic inch or 3.5516… … Medical dictionary
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drachm — [dram] noun historical a unit of weight equivalent to 60 grains or one eighth of an ounce. ↘(also fluid drachm) a liquid measure equivalent to 60 minims or one eighth of a fluid ounce. Origin ME (denoting the ancient Greek drachma): from OFr.… … English new terms dictionary
dramality — (dram.AL.uh.tee) n. A television show or series that includes elements of both drama and reality programming. adj. Example Citation: As crack TV s popularity spreads, so does the dueling punditry over whether it s a brilliant new form of… … New words
United States customary units — A table of weights from the secretaries of states, showing the number of pounds that their laws recognize as a bushel of different commodities. c. 1854 United States customary units are a system of measurements commonly used in the United… … Wikipedia
