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单词 gravimeter
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gra•vim•e•ter  (grə vimi tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Hydraulics, Physicsan instrument for measuring the specific gravity of a solid or liquid.
  2. Physics, GeologyAlso called gravity meter. an instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth by detecting differences in weight of an object of constant mass at different points on the earth's surface.
  • French gravimètre, equivalent. to gravi- (combining form of Latin gravis heavy) + -mètre -meter
  • 1790–1800

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gravimeter /ɡrəˈvɪmɪtə/ n
  1. an instrument for measuring the earth's gravitational field at points on its surface
  2. an instrument for measuring relative density
Etymology: 18th Century: from French gravimètre, from Latin gravis heavy

graˈvimetry n
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