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specific volume

American  

noun

Physics.
  1. volume per unit mass; the reciprocal of density.


specific volume British  

noun

  1.  νphysics the volume of matter per unit mass; the reciprocal of the density

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Density is how much an object weighs given a specific volume.

From Scientific American • Nov. 23, 2021

Egypt, which almost entirely relies on the Nile for its water needs, is concerned that in most years of the filling it is not guaranteed a specific volume.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2020

The Compact granted each state a specific volume of water based on the total measured flow at the time.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

He wants to look closely at the specific volume thresholds.

From US News • May 19, 2015

A similar contradiction apparently exists with regard to the specific volume, for while benzene has a specific volume corresponding to Claus’ formula, toluene, or methylbenzene, rather points to Kekul�’s.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various