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GRAVIMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gravimeter mean?
• GRAVIMETER (noun)
The noun GRAVIMETER has 2 senses:
1. a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid
2. a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth
Familiarity information: GRAVIMETER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gravimeter; hydrometer
Hypernyms ("gravimeter" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gravimeter"):
salinometer (a hydrometer that determines the concentration of salt solutions by measuring their density)
thermogravimeter; thermohydrometer (a hydrometer that includes a thermometer)
Derivation:
gravimetric (of or relating to hydrometry)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gravimeter; gravity meter
Hypernyms ("gravimeter" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
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