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hydrostatic balance
hydrostatic balance n (General Physics) a balance for finding the weight of an object submerged in water in order to determine the upthrust on it and thus determine its relative density hydrostatic balance
hydrostatic balance[‚hī·drə¦stad·ik i′kwā·zhən] (mechanics) An equal-arm balance in which an object is weighed first in air and then in a beaker of water to determine its specific gravity. |