gravimetric
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of gravimetric
1870–75; gravi- (combining form of Latin gravis heavy) + -metric
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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
Also common are gravimetric techniques in which the analyte is subjected to a precipitation reaction of the sort described earlier in this chapter.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
The titration of the zinc takes less time, and, with ordinary working, is more trustworthy than the gravimetric method.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
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