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单词 specific gravity
释义

specific gravity

noun

: the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of some substance (such as pure water) taken as a standard when both densities are obtained by weighing in air

Example Sentences

determining the specific gravity of a mineral
Recent Examples on the Web Checking the level of the batteries and taking a specific gravity reading occasionally (1.265 is normal) and greasing the chassis is all that is necessary. B.c. George, Car and Driver, 27 June 2022 The correct specific gravity of kilograms per liter would have been around 0.8. Matt Parker, Wired, 23 Jan. 2020 The words began to exert their own specific gravity. Owen Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

specific gravity

noun

: the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of some substance (as pure water) taken as a standard when both densities are obtained by weighing in air
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