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specific gravity

specific gravity 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)”).

Noun

specific gravity (countable and uncountable, plural specific gravities)

  1. (dated) 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)”).
    • They are tasteless, inodorous, dry, uninflammable, sparingly soluble, difficult of fusion, and of moderate specific gravity.1846, editorial staff, “CHEMISTRY”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 2, Issue 13, page 102

specific gravity meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Malay

specific gravity in Tamil

அடர்த்தி எண், ஒப்படர்த்தி, தன்னீர்ப்பு, தன் ஈர்ப்பு எடை, அடர்வு எண், அடாத்தி எண்

specific gravity in Kannada

ಸಾಟಿ ದಟ್ಟಣೆ, ತಕ್ಕ ದಟ್ಟಣೆ, ತಕ್ಕ ತಿಣ್ಮೆ

specific gravity in Malay

ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water (cognates) — see also relative density
graviti tentu

Synonyms of specific gravity

Forms of specific gravity

pluralspecific gravities

Words formed from specific gravity

Questions about specific gravity

What does specific gravity mean?
Specific gravity means 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)”).
What is specific gravity in Tamil?
Specific gravity in Tamil is அடர்த்தி எண், ஒப்படர்த்தி, தன்னீர்ப்பு. See Specific gravity meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is specific gravity?
Specific gravity is a noun.
What is the plural of specific gravity?
The plural of specific gravity is specific gravities.

Words near specific gravity in the dictionary

  1. specific epithet
  2. specific epithets
  3. specific fuel consumption
  4. specific fuel consumptions
  5. specific gravities
  6. specific gravity
  7. specific gravity bottle
  8. specific gravity bottles
  9. specific heat
  10. specific heat capacities
  11. specific heat capacity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: specific gravity (page history and authors); specific gravity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); specific gravity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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