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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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gravity, specific gravity
Antonyms: none provided
the ratio of the density of something to the density of a standard
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: density, denseness
Narrower terms: specific gravity, vapor density, vapour density
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
относителна плътност
(otnositelna plǎtnost)
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Finnish:
ominaispaino
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Georgian:
კუთრი წონა
(ḳutri c̣ona)
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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German:
spezifisches Gewicht
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Greek:
ειδικός βάρος
(eidikós város)
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Hungarian:
fajsúly
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Indonesian:
berat jenis
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Indonesian:
bobot jenis
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Italian:
peso specifico
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Japanese:
比重
(hijū)
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Malay:
graviti tentu
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Marathi:
विशिष्ट गुरुत्व
(viśiṣṭa gurutva)
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Portuguese:
densidade relativa
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Portuguese:
peso específico
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Romanian:
greutate specifică
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Russian:
относительная плотность
(otnositelʹnaja plotnostʹ)
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Spanish:
peso específico
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Tagalog:
hambinging dagsin
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
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Thai:
ความถ่วงจําเพาะ
(kwaam-tùuang-jam-pɔ́)
— ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water
