SPECIFIC GRAVITY

Meaning of SPECIFIC GRAVITY in English

[specific gravity] n (1666): the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of some substance (as pure water) taken as a standard when both densities are obtained by weighing in air

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SPECIFIC GRAVITY — noun Date: 1660 the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of some substance (as pure water) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — or relative density Ratio of the density of a substance to that of a standard substance. For solids and liquids, …
Английский словарь Британика
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — noun : the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of some substance (as pure water at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — — specific-gravity , adj. Physics. the ratio of the density of any substance to the density of some other substance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — relative weight of matter in contrast to the weight of the water in the volume
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — Date: 1660 : the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of some substance (as pure water) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — Function: noun Date: 1660 : the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of some substance (as …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — ■ noun another term for relative density .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — also called relative density ratio of the density of a substance to that of a standard substance. The usual standard …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — noun [ U ] = relative density
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — speˌcific ˈgravity BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] technical the weight of a substance divided by the weight of the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A minor, but important constituent of many sandstones are the heavy minerals, with a specific …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — or relative density Ratio of the density of a substance to that of a standard substance. For solids and liquids, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — Synonyms and related words : G, G suit, apogeotropism, closeness, compactness, congestedness, congestion, consistence, consistency, crowdedness, denseness, density, firmness, geotropism, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — Weight of a particle, substance, or chemical solution in relation to the weight of water. Water has a specific gravity …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — The relative weight of liquid ( battery electrolyte ) as compared to the weight of an equal volume of water.
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — Плотность вещества
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — Плотность
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — Густота
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — удельная масса
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — удельный вес
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY — удельный вес
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY — удельный вес
Англо-Русский физический словарь
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — удельный вес, плотность
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY — удельный вес, плотность
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY — удельная масса
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — 1) удельный вес 2) плотность (напр. грунта)
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — 1) удельный вес 2) удельный вес
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
SPECIFIC GRAVITY — 1) удельный вес 2) удельный вес
Англо-Русский морской словарь
SPECIFIC — adj specific (1. special, definite; 2. [Bot., Zool.]); peso specific specific gravity; remedio specific specific remedy
Interlingua English vocab
SPECIFIC — I. spə̇ˈsifik, -fēk adjective Etymology: Late Latin specificus, from Latin species + -ficus -fic 1. : constituting or falling into …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAVITY — I. ˈgravəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French gravité, from Latin gravitat-, gravitas, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-SPECIFIC — spə̇ˌsifik combining form Etymology: specific (I) : relating or applying specifically to or intended especially for gender -specific the certification …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPECIFIC — (a.) Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a …
Английский словарь Webster
SPECIFIC — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPECIFIC — — specifically , adv. /spi sif"ik/ , adj. 1. having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRAVITY — /grav"i tee/ , n. , pl. gravities . 1. the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPECIFIC — I. spi-ˈsi-fik adjective Etymology: Late Latin specificus, from Latin species Date: circa 1631 1. a. : constituting or falling into …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRAVITY — noun ( plural -ties ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French gravité, from Latin gravitat-, gravitas, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPECIFIC — noun a specific remedy. ·see specific, ·adj, 3. 2. specific ·adj anything having peculiar adaption to the purpose to which …
Webster English vocab
GRAVITY — adj sobriety of character or demeanor. 2. gravity ·adj lowness of tone; opposed to acuteness. 3. gravity ·adj the …
Webster English vocab
GRAVITY — [grav.i.ty] n, pl -ties often attrib [MF or L; MF gravite, fr. L gravitat-, gravitas, fr. gravis] (1509) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPECIFIC — specific BrE AmE spə ˈsɪf ɪk spɪ- ▷ specific|ally ə l‿i ▷ specific|s s ▶ spe ˌ cific ˈ gravity …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPECIFIC — / spəˈsɪfɪk; NAmE / adjective 1. detailed and exact SYN precise : I gave you specific instructions. 'I'd like your …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRAVITY — / ˈgrævəti; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. ( abbr. g ) the force that attracts objects in space …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPECIFIC — I. spe ‧ cif ‧ ic 1 S1 W1 AC /spəˈsɪfɪk, spɪˈsɪfɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRAVITY — grav ‧ i ‧ ty /ˈɡrævəti, ˈɡrævɪti/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: gravité …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPECIFIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1 clearly defined; definite (has no specific name; told me so in specific terms). 2 relating …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPECIFIC — adj. & n. adj. 1 clearly defined; definite (has no specific name; told me so in specific terms). 2 relating …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRAVITY — n. 1 a the force that attracts a body to the centre of the earth or other celestial body. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPECIFIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1. clearly defined; definite (has no specific name; told me so in specific terms). 2 relating …
Oxford English vocab
GRAVITY — n.1 a the force that attracts a body to the centre of the earth or other celestial body. b the …
Oxford English vocab
SPECIFIC — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use specific to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRAVITY — 1. Gravity is the force which causes things to drop to the ground. Arrows would continue to fly forward forever …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPECIFIC — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a specific aim (= an exact aim ) ▪ What are the specific aims …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRAVITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES centre of gravity specific gravity the Earth’s gravity ▪ the continual pull of the Earth’s …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPECIFIC — [adjective] - relating to one thing and not others; particularThe virus attacks specific cells in the body.The money is intended …
Cambridge English vocab
GRAVITY — specialized also gravitation, abbreviation g [noun] [U] - the force which attracts any object of any mass towards any other …
Cambridge English vocab
GRAVITY — noun 1 natural force ADJECTIVE ▪ low , weak , zero ▪ the weak ~ on the moon ▪ strong …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GRAVITY — n. 25B6; noun the gravity of the situation : SERIOUSNESS, importance, significance, weight, consequence, magnitude; acuteness, urgency, exigence; awfulness, dreadfulness; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPECIFIC — adj. 1 definite, precise, exact, particular, explicit, express, unambiguous, definitive, clear-cut, unequivocal, (well-)defined, determined, specified, individual, peculiar, certain, limited, indicated, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GRAVITY — n. 1 gravitation; attraction After middle age, the body obeys the laws of gravity but not of mutual attraction 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GRAVITY — The attractive force exerted by one body on another. All bodies which have mass have this property. The pull of …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
SPECIFIC — 1. прил. 1) а) особенный, особый, специфический; характерный specific situation ≈ специфическая ситуация Syn : special, particular б) индивидуальный 2) …
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