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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

• GRAVIMETER (noun)

Sense 1

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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)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gravity meter; gravimeter

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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