gravimeter

2 definitions found

gravimeter - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gravimeter \Gra*vim"e*ter\, n. [L. gravis heavy + -meter: cf. F.
     gravim[`e]tre.] (Physics)
     An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of
     bodies.
     [1913 Webster]

gravimeter - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gravimeter
      n 1: a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity
           of a liquid or solid [syn: hydrometer, gravimeter]
      2: a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the
         gravitational field of the earth [syn: gravimeter, gravity   meter
         ]