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eotvos

eotvos noun: a unit of gravitational gradient in the CGS system of units. 1 eotvos = 10⁻⁹ gals per cm.

Noun

eotvos

  1. A unit of gravitational gradient in the CGS system of units. 1 eotvos = 10⁻⁹ gals per cm.
    Synonyms:
    Eötvös unit

Synonyms of eotvos

Origin of eotvos

Named after the physicist Loránd Eötvös.

Questions about eotvos

What does eotvos mean?
Eotvos means a unit of gravitational gradient in the CGS system of units. 1 eotvos = 10⁻⁹ gals per cm.
What part of speech is eotvos?
Eotvos is a noun.

Words near eotvos in the dictionary

  1. eothyridid
  2. eothyridids
  3. eotomariid
  4. eotomariids
  5. EOTs
  6. eotvos
  7. Eoute
  8. EOW
  9. EOY
  10. EOYs
  11. eozoa

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