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A measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth
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gravimeter
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gravimeter \Gra*vim"e*ter\, n. [L. gravis heavy + -meter: cf. F. gravim[`e]tre.] (Physics) An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of bodies.
WordNet
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n. a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid [syn: hydrometer ] a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth [syn: gravity meter ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A gravimeter is an instrument used in gravimetry for measuring the local gravitational field of the Earth. A gravimeter is a type of accelerometer , specialized for measuring the constant downward acceleration of gravity , which varies by about 0.5% over ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context physics English) An instrument used to measure local variations in the gravitational field. 2 (context physics English) A hydrometer.
Usage examples of gravimeter.
She could see data collected from the lunar material flickering over the softscreens, measurements of porosity and permeability, data from gas meters and pressure gauges and dynamometers and gravimeters.
Samshow set the plate down beside him and glanced at the gravimeters, spaced in a triangle in two corners and the middle of the opposite bulkhead.
He even had some experimental lightweight gravimeters, little stainless-steel cans, that were capable of getting down to an accuracy of ten milligals or so.
The gravimeters on the firefly are telling me the morphology of Cruithne has changed.