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API gravity

API gravity noun: a specific gravity scale measuring the relative density of various petroleum liquids, expressed in degrees.

Noun

API gravity (countable and uncountable, plural API gravities)

  1. (oil industry) A specific gravity scale measuring the relative density of various petroleum liquids, expressed in degrees.

Forms of API gravity

pluralAPI gravities

Origin of API gravity

From API (“American Petroleum Institute”).

Questions about API gravity

What does API gravity mean?
API gravity means a specific gravity scale measuring the relative density of various petroleum liquids, expressed in degrees.
What part of speech is API gravity?
API gravity is a noun.
What is the plural of API gravity?
The plural of API gravity is API gravities.

Words near API gravity in the dictionary

  1. aphæretic
  2. API
  3. API donut
  4. API donuts
  5. API gravities
  6. API gravity
  7. API Service Symbol
  8. API Service Symbols
  9. API unit
  10. API units
  11. api-

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