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GM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gm mean?
• GM (noun)
The noun GM has 1 sense:
1. a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
Familiarity information: GM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("gm" is a kind of...):
metric weight unit; weight unit (a decimal unit of weight based on the gram)
Meronyms (parts of "gm"):
obolus (a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram)
carat (a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg)
Holonyms ("gm" is a part of...):
Context examples
An infant having a birth weight of 2500 gm. (5.5 lb.) or less but INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT is available for infants having a birth weight of 1500 grams (3.3 lb.) or less.
(Low birth weight, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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