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Eötvös|ˈøtvøʃ|
The name of R. Eötvös (1848–1919), Hungarian physicist, used attrib. or in the possessive to designate certain apparatus invented and principles enunciated by him.
1913Jrnl. Chem. Soc. A. CIV. ii. 300 The surface-tension formulæ of Young and Eötvös... Eötvös' formula. 1920A. S. Eddington Space Time & Gravit. vii. 112 But it was shown by experiments with the Eötvös torsion-balance that the ratio of weight to mass for uranium is the same as for all other substances. 1922Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 207/1 The quantities which the Eötvös balance is capable of measuring are almost incredibly small. 1930N. K. Adam Physics & Chem. of Surfaces v. 153 Eötvös' ‘law’...[154] Eötvös deduced his equation theoretically from considerations of ‘corresponding states’ of liquids of similar molecular constitution... The central point of the theory is, however, that surfaces should be compared on the basis of the number of molecules per unit area. Ibid. 159 The orientation and shape of the surface molecules.., their mutual attractions and details of their shape, size, and packing..may all affect the value of the Eötvös ‘constant’. 1957Encycl. Brit. VII. 846/1 The Eötvös or Polflucht force. 1963Jerrard & McNeill Dict. Sci. Units 46 Eotvos unit (E), a unit used in geophysical prospecting to indicate the change in the intensity of gravity with change in horizontal distance. It has the dimensions of 10—9 gal per horizontal centimetre. |