grammage

Definition

The mass per area of paper measured in grams per square meter (g/m²).

Etymology

From gram + -age.

Example Sentences

• "Grammage of paper is very important because all physical properties and many optical and electrical properties are affected by the change in grammage. Paper is sold by weight; therefore, the lowest grammage paper that will do the job is usually selected by the customer."
• "grammage of cosmic rays around galactic supernova remnants"