gramme

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

gramme
    n 1: a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a
         kilogram [syn: {gram}, {gramme}, {gm}, {g}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gram \Gram\, Gramme \Gramme\ (gr[a^]m), n. [F. gramme, from Gr.
   gra`mma that which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr.
   gra`fein to write. See {Graphic.}]
   The unit of mass or weight in the metric system. It was
   intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the
   weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at
   its maximum density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See
   {Grain}, n., 4.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Gram degree}, or {Gramme degree} (Physics), a unit of heat,
      being the amount of heat necessary to raise the
      temperature of one gram of pure water one degree
      centigrade.

   {Gram equivalent} (Electrolysis), that quantity of the metal
      which will replace one gram of hydrogen.
      [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gramme \Gramme\, n.
   Same as {Gram} the weight.
   [1913 Webster]

from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

GRAMME. A French weight. The gramme is the weight of a cubic centimetre of 
distilled water, at the temperature of zero. It is equal to 15.4441 grains 
troy, or 5.6481 drachms avoirdupois. Vide. Measure.