gravity meter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gravity meter
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Perhaps the captain is asleep at the gravity meter, and before the crew can say “Albert Einstein,” they have collapsed with the star inside the event horizon.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
The gravity meter, however, must be calibrated at stations where the absolute value of gravity has been determined by other means if absolute values are sought.
From Development of Gravity Pendulums in the 19th Century Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Papers 34-44 On Science and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1966 by Lenzen, Victor Fritz
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