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specific gravity

spe·cif·ic grav·i·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spi-sif-ik grav-i-tee]
    • /spɪˈsɪf ɪk ˈgræv ɪ ti/
    • /spəˈsɪfɪk ˈɡræv.ɪ.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spi-sif-ik grav-i-tee]
    • /spɪˈsɪf ɪk ˈgræv ɪ ti/

Definitions of specific gravity words

  • noun specific gravity the ratio of the density of any substance to the density of some other substance taken as standard, water being the standard for liquids and solids, and hydrogen or air being the standard for gases. 1
  • noun specific gravity the ratio of the density of a substance to that of water 0
  • noun specific gravity the ratio of the weight or mass of a given volume of a substance to that of an equal volume of another substance (water for liquids and solids, air or hydrogen for gases) used as a standard 0
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Origin of specific gravity

First appearance:

before 1660
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70

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Parts of speech for Specific gravity

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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specific gravity popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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