gravimeter

Definition of gravimeternext
as in scale

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Recent Examples of gravimeter During government trials, dual Q-CTRL gravimeters were rack-mounted on a ship and allowed to operate autonomously during the entire test to simulate a defense mission. Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Between 2009 and 2019, aircraft with NASA’s Operation IceBridge took to the skies with lasers, radar, optical and infrared cameras, gravimeters, and magnetometers to precisely survey changes in the planet’s polar ice. Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 The sensor—a dual gravimeter—has been developed by Australian company Q-CTRL and could reach the market in late 2026. IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2025 Satellites have allowed scientists to overcome the limits of a sparse network of tide gauges and gravimeters, along the coasts and on midocean islands, finally supplying continuous—and nearly global—sea-level data, Hardenberg writes. Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 The researchers’ simulations found that such signals could be detectable in orbital data from Global Navigation Satellite Systems, as well as gravimeters that measure variations in Earth’s gravitational field. Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2024 Enviroscan’s gravimeter also indicated a large metallic mass with the density of gold, according to Warren Getler, who worked closely with the Paradas and the FBI. Time, 9 Mar. 2021
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Noun
  • The solution targets coastal erosion, flooding, and structural instability while addressing plastic waste at scale.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Known since the late 1980s for using erasure as a concept, Simmons extends his practice here into an architectural scale, transforming the main gallery into a vast blackboard environment where images emerge, blur, and refuse to fully disappear.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Jan. 2026
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  • The perfect balance for a sport that jostles between exquisite and excruciating.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Peterson, who did indeed return to the court, was hacked on an off-balance 3 with one second to play.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026

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“Gravimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravimeter. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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