 Specific gravity. — The ratio of the weight of a body to that of an equal volume of some standard substance, water in the case of liquids and solids, air in the case of gases; numerically equal to the density (Standard).  Graded Arithmetic - Page 111by George F. Cole - 1909Full view - About this book
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1859 - 812 pages
...other directions are named, and by which they are to be determined. GRAVITY, SPECIFIC, the proportion of the •weight of a body to that of an equal volume of some other substance adopted as a standard of reference. For solids and liquids the standard is pure... | |
 | American cyclopaedia - 1860 - 806 pages
...other directions are named, and by which they are to be determined. GRAVITY, SPECIFIC, the proportion of the •weight of a body to that of an equal volume of some other substance adopted as a standard of reference. For solids and liquids the standard is pure... | |
 | Joseph Roberts - Artillery - 1860 - 202 pages
...usually pure distilled water at a certain temperature. 47. What is the specific gravity of a body ? The ratio of the weight of a body to that of an 48. What is the law of descent of falling bodies ? 49. What compositions are made use of for preserving... | |
 | Joseph Roberts - Artillery - 1865 - 280 pages
...of matter, which tends to urge them towards its centre. 47. What is the specific gravity of a body ? The ratio of the weight of a body to that of an standard, usually pure distilled water at a certain temperature. 48. What is the law of descent of... | |
 | Joseph David Everett - Physics - 1877 - 344 pages
...cubic feet, densities must be reckoned in pounds per cubic foot. 144. "Specific gravity" commonly means the ratio of the weight of a body to that of an equal volume of water, the water being taken at a definite temperature, usually at the temperature at which its density is... | |
 | Thomas Wilhelm - English language - 1881 - 712 pages
...to the square of the body's distance from the centre of the earth. The specific gravity of a body is the ratio of the weight of a body to that of an equal volume of some other body assumed as a standard, usually pure distilled water at a certain temperature for solids... | |
 | Percy Faraday Frankland - 1883 - 386 pages
...equal to the weight of water displaced by the soil. The ratio of the weight of the soil to the . weight of an equal volume of water is the specific gravity of the soil. Thus, for example :— Weight of Sp.-G. bottle + water =140 grms. soil . 20 -, 160 grms. Weight... | |
 | William Arnold Anthony, Cyrus Fogg Brackett - Physics - 1884 - 276 pages
...filled with the liquid, and the weight of the liquid determined. The ratio of this weight to the weight of an equal volume of water is the specific gravity of the liquid. The same bottle may be used to determine the specific gravity of any solid which cannot be... | |
 | Erwin, M. Wade, Maner L. Wade - Gold - 1899 - 166 pages
...gold that glitters" — and in fact, native gold very seldom glitters. NOTE:— "Specific gravity" is the ratio of the weight of a body to that of an equal volume of some standard substance — water in the case of solids and liquids. "Hardness" is that quality of... | |
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