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noun Physics.

volume per unit mass; the reciprocal of density.

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One specific kind of emergency is at the heart of this, such as when an airplane suffers a loss of stability at night.
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So too with a vaccine that provokes a specific immune response aimed at a specific RNA sequence.
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Mistletoes infections can kill individual trees and stands of trees, and most mistletoe species attack specific tree species.
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“Protocols have specific meanings behind them, rather than do what I say because I say so,” she added.
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“Very few agencies offer police any specific guidance or training on how to question people with ID,” said Garrett.
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We prefer the American volume of Hochelaga to the Canadian one, although both are highly interesting.
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Other things being equal, the volume of voice used measures the value that the mind puts upon the thought.
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The specific gravity is most conveniently estimated by means of the urinometer—Squibb's is preferable (Fig. 14).
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One frequently wishes to ascertain the specific gravity of quantities of fluid too small to float an urinometer.
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The improvement of transport still further swelled the volume of production.
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British Dictionary definitions for specific volume

specific volume

noun

physics the volume of matter per unit mass; the reciprocal of the densitySymbol: ν

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