gravimetric
Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to measurement by weight: "gravimetric" describes methods, analyses, or processes that involve the precise measurement of mass or weight.
- Pertaining to the measurement of density or specific gravity: In scientific contexts, particularly in chemistry and physics, it refers to techniques based on weighing.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The chemist performed a gravimetric analysis to determine the purity of the compound.
- Gravimetric methods are highly accurate for quantifying the amount of a substance in a sample.
Advanced Usage
"gravimetric analysis": A quantitative analytical technique where the amount of a substance is determined by measuring the mass of a pure, isolated product.
- In the lab, we used gravimetric analysis to calculate the sulfate content in the water sample.
"gravimetric density": A measurement of mass per unit volume, often used in materials science.
- The gravimetric density of the new alloy is critical for its aerospace application.
Variants and Related Words
Gravimetry (n): The measurement of weight or the branch of science concerned with such measurements.
- Gravimetry is essential in geophysics for studying Earth's gravitational field.
Gravimetrically (adv): In a manner relating to or by means of gravimetric measurement.
- The concentration was determined gravimetrically.
Synonyms
- By weight: Measured according to mass.
- Weight-based: Involving or determined by weighing.
Related Phrases
(Note: "gravimetric" is a technical adjective and does not commonly form phrasal verbs or idioms.)
Adjective
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of or relating to hydrometry
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