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specific gravity

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
speci-fic -grav-i-ty
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of relative density (“a dimensionless measure which is the ratio of the mass of a substance to that of some reference substance (chiefly an equal volume of water at 4°C)”).

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

specific gravities (plural)

Phrases

specific gravity bottle

Synonyms

gravity relative density

Questions

What does specific gravity mean?
Synonym of relative density (“a dimensionless measure which is the ratio of the mass of a substance to that of some reference substance (chiefly an equal volume of water at 4°C)”).

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