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specific gravity

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. specific gravity (noun)
  2. specific-gravity balance (noun)
  3. specific-gravity bottle (noun)
  4. specific-gravity bulb (noun)

specific gravity

noun

Definition of SPECIFIC GRAVITY

: 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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Examples of SPECIFIC GRAVITY

  1. determining the specific gravity of a mineral

First Known Use of SPECIFIC GRAVITY

1660

Rhymes with SPECIFIC GRAVITY

total depravity

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