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gravity scale

British  

noun

  1. a scale giving the relative density of fluids See API gravity scale

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“The gravity, scale and nature of these violations reveal a State that does not have any parallel in the contemporary world,” the commission wrote.

From Newsweek • Feb. 16, 2015

“The gravity, scale and nature of these violations reveal a state that does not have any parallel in the contemporary world,” the commission said.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2014

“The gravity, scale and nature of these violations reveal a State that does not have any parallel in the contemporary world,” the commission found.

From Washington Post

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