Carats to Ounces Converter

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Common weight units

Carat (ct)

Definition: Carat (symbol: ct) na mass unit wey equal exactly 200 milligrams, or 0.2 grams. Dem dey use am mainly for gemstones and pearls.

History/origin: Carat start from carob seed, wey people use before as rough standard to weigh gemstones because the seeds size dey nearly the same. Metric carat come become standard for early 20th century.

Current use: Carats dey used almost only for jewellery and gem trade to describe the weight of diamonds and other precious stones.

Ounce (oz)

Definition: Ounce na small customary mass unit. One avoirdupois oz na one sixteenth of one pound, about 28.3495 g.

History/origin: Ounce develop from old fractional weight units, then e become part of the avoirdupois pound system wey dem dey use for normal commercial goods.

Current use: oz dey show for snack packages, recipes, postal scales, meat portions, cheese labels, baby weights, fishing tackle, and many US retail product sizes.