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Carat or
karat may refer to:
In the
gem business:
- Carat (mass)
The carat is a unit of mass used for measuring gems and pearls . Currently a carat is defined as exactly 200 mg...
, a unit of mass for gemstones, equal to 0.2 gram
- Carat (purity)
The carat is a measure of the purity of gold alloys. In the United States and Canada, the spelling karat is used, while the spelling carat is used to refer to the measure of mass for gemstones .- Measure :As a measure of purity, one carat is purity by mass:whereHistorically, in England the carat...
or karat, a unit of purity for gold
In
Judaism:
- Kareth
In Judaism, Kareth, Karet or Kares is a supernatural punishment for transgressing Jewish law.It is the punishment one gets for doing capital crimes that were not brought to justice by a human court...
or Karet, a biblical punishment decreed by heaven
In
entertainment:
- Carat (board game)
Carat is an abstract tile laying German style board game designed by Dirk Henn and published in 1993 by Queen Games and db Spiele. In 2004, after the success of Alhambra, Queen Games released an updated version of the game with an Arabian theme called Die Gärten der Alhambra.- Gameplay :The game...
, an abstract tile-based German-style board game
- Karat (band), a rock band from the former East Germany
In
media and advertising:
- Carat, Sifow
, is a Japanese pop singer signed under the Avex Trax music label.-Biography:At the age of 19, sifow started realizing she had a bad image of herself because she was a ganguro gyaru. Ganguro girls are generally known not to study hard at school and not pursue any goal or career. Their tans pose a...
's 3rd single
- Carat UK
Carat UK is a leading independent British media agency based in Covent Garden, London. It currently holds the Media Week award for 'Agency of the Year' and it the only agency to retain this title for two years in a row....
, UK advertising agency
People:
- Prakash Karat
Prakash Karat , born in February 7, 1948 in Rangoon, Burma) is a communist politician in India and the current General Secretary of the Communist Party of India since 2005. -Education and early career:...
, Indian politician, General Secretary (2005-) of Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Brinda Karat
Brinda Karat is a communist politician from India, elected to the Rajya Sabha as a Communist Party of India CPI member, on April 11, 2005 for West Bengal....
, Indian politician, Member of Parliament
- KARAT, a KGB codeword for former FBI Agent & convicted spy Robert Hanssen
Robert Philip Hanssen is a former American FBI agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States for more than twenty years...
Military:
- Programme CARAT, Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training
Starting in 1995, the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training program is a series of annual regional military exercise conducted by United States Pacific Fleet with several member nations of ASEAN in Southeast Asia, historically the navies of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,...
, annual held naval exercise of the armed forces the United States, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
Other:
- Karat (fruit)
The karat is a local variety of the Fe'i banana found in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Its name originates from its bright orange flesh, unusually rich in β-carotene....
, a variety of banana found in the Pacific Islands
- Karat (airline)
Karat was an airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operates scheduled services from Moscow and charter flights from Kazan, as well as VIP and business aviation services. Its main base is Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, with a hub at Kazan International Airport.- History :The airline was...
, an airline in Russia
- Carat Motorglider
The Carat A is a single-seat, high performance motorglider. The sailplane is designed and manufactured by AMS Flight in Slovenia.-General description:...
, a motorized sailplane
- Karat, an early Agfa cartridge for 35 mm film
35 mm film is the basic film gauge most commonly used for both still photography and motion pictures, and remains relatively unchanged since its introduction in 1892 by William Dickson and Thomas Edison, using film stock supplied by George Eastman. The photographic film is cut into strips...