gravimetric
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- gravimetrically adverb
Etymology
Origin of gravimetric
1870–75; gravi- (combining form of Latin gravis heavy) + -metric
Example Sentences
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Future surveys using magnetic and gravimetric techniques could detect circular underground structures that mark a buried or eroded crater.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026
“Captain, we’re reading an intense gravimetric disturbance, very close.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
Silicon has emerged as a promising alternative to conventional graphite anodes in high-energy lithium-ion batteries due to its exceptional gravimetric capacity.
From Science Daily • Sep. 28, 2023
For a precipitation reaction to be useful in a gravimetric analysis, the product of the reaction must be insoluble.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
On the other hand those obtained by the gravimetric method are too low.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.
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