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gravimeter

Noun

gra=vim=e=ter

WORDNET DICTIONARY

gravimeter(n = noun.artifact) hydrometer - a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid; Array

is a kind of measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system

has particulars: salinometer, thermogravimeter, thermohydrometer

Derived form adjective gravimetric₁

gravimeter(n = noun.artifact) gravity meter - a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth; Array

is a kind of measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system

gravimeter, n. [L. gravis heavy + -meter: cf. F. gravimètre.].

An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of bodies. [1913 Webster]

gravimeter, n. an instrument for measuring the difference in the force of gravity from one place to another.

Etymology

F gravim{egrave}tre f. L gravis heavy

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