Carat (English spelling)

Japanese: カラット(英語表記)carat
Carat (English spelling)
(1) A practical unit of mass for gemstones. Its symbol is ct or car. 1 ct = 0.2 g. In the past, plant seeds were often used as a standard for mass. The word carat comes from the Greek word keration (the horn-shaped fruit of the carob plant). Carat was interpreted in various ways depending on the time and place, but in 1877 it was standardized to 1 ct = 0.205 g (called an English carat), and in 1907 it was unified to 1 ct = 0.2 g (called a metric carat). (2) A unit of mass for the amount of pure gold in a gold alloy. Its symbol is K, kt, or gold. Pure gold is 24K, so for example, 18K is a gold alloy with a gold content of 18/24 by mass.

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Japanese:
(1) 宝石の質量を表わす実用単位。記号は ctまたは car。 1ct=0.2g 。昔は質量の基準に植物の種子がよく用いられた。カラットはギリシア語のケラティオン (イナゴマメの角状の実) に由来する。カラットは時代と場所によりさまざまに解釈されていたが,1877年に 1ct=0.205g (英カラットという) に標準化され,さらに 1907年 1ct=0.2g (メートル法カラット) に統一された。 (2) 金の合金に含まれる純金量を表わす単位。記号はK,ktまたは金。純金を 24Kとするので,たとえば 18Kは金の質量含有率が 18/24 の金合金のことである。

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