gravity cell

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noun Electricity.

a cell containing two electrolytes that have different specific gravities.

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Words nearby gravity cell

gravitino, graviton, gravitropism, gravity, gravity assist, gravity cell, gravity clock, gravity dam, gravity escapement, gravity fault, gravity feed

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How to use gravity cell in a sentence

Joel Osteen wants to talk about muting your cell phone at the dinner table.
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So not only will the GOP have control in the Senate, it will move the center of gravity on Capitol Hill hard to starboard.
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At that point, the Library of Congress can once again decide to prohibit consumers from unlocking their cell phones.
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Earlier this year, security at major airports was tightened because of a tip that al-Asiri had been working on a cell phone bomb.
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In the spring of 1933, few perceived Nazism with the gravity he did.
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The specific gravity is most conveniently estimated by means of the urinometer—Squibb's is preferable (Fig. 14).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
One frequently wishes to ascertain the specific gravity of quantities of fluid too small to float an urinometer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
She would never forget it; but realizing its gravity, she decided thereupon never to tell it—the dream—to anybody.
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Gordon, however, had never been a lover, and if Bernard noted Angela's gravity it was not because he felt jealous.
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In his condemned cell he composed a beautiful poem of 14 verses (“My last Thought”), which was found by his wife and published.
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British Dictionary definitions for gravity cell

gravity cell

noun

an electrolytic cell in which the electrodes lie in two different electrolytes, which are separated into two layers by the difference in their relative densities

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