单词 | hydrostatic balance |
释义 | > as lemmashydrostatic balance hydrostatic balance n. a balance for ascertaining the specific gravity of substances by weighing them in water. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > equipment or apparatus > [noun] > balances aquapoise1688 hydrostatic balance1755 gravity balance1900 1755 J. Shebbeare Lydia (1769) II. 87 It was impossible by the nicest hydrostatic-balance to decide which had the preference in her mind. 1799 tr. Laboratory (ed. 6) I. ii. 77 It [sc. silver] loses in the hydrostatic balance about an eleventh part of its weight. < as lemmas |
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