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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid;
[syn: hydrometer, gravimeter]

2. a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth;
[syn: gravimeter, gravity meter]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gravimeter \Gra*vim"e*ter\, n. [L. gravis heavy + -meter: cf. F. gravim[`e]tre.] (Physics) An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of bodies. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gravimeter n 1: a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid [syn: hydrometer, gravimeter] 2: a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth [syn: gravimeter, gravity meter]