 Specific Gravity The ratio of the weight of any volume of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of another substance taken as standard at a constant or stated temperature.  A Manual of Home-making - Page 149edited by - 1919 - 661 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Education - 1867 - 298 pages
...vary with the varying intensity of gravity ; eg, they are greater at the poles than at the equator. The ratio of the weight of any volume of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of another substance, accepted as a standard of comparison, and under like conditions, is the specific... | |
 | W. T. Clough - Chemistry - 1907 - 204 pages
...removed the water freezes again and unites the pieces. SOLIDIFICATION. See Fusion. SPECIFIC GRAVITY. The ratio of the weight of any volume of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of water. Density relative to that of water. STATES OF MATTER. Matter can exist in three states: (i)... | |
 | Weights and measures - 1915 - 854 pages
...process of evaporation or " boiling down " has been carried far enough. Also, the quality or fat content of milk may be determined by measuring its specific...equal volume of water. The densities given in Table 6 are stated in grams per cubic centimeter, and are numerically the same as specific gravity in terms... | |
 | Daniel Russell Hodgdon - Science - 1918 - 616 pages
...weight of water is taken at 4° C. or about 39° F. (Refer to page 114). Therefore, a good definition of specific gravity is: the ratio of the weight of any...volume of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of water. The human body has a specific gravity of 1.07, which means that a person is slightly heavier... | |
 | Daniel Russell Hodgdon - Science - 1919 - 634 pages
...weight of water is taken at 4° C. or about 39a F. (Refer to page 114),, Therefore, a good definition of specific gravity is: the ratio of the weight of any...volume of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of water. The human body has a specific gravity of 1.07, which means that a person is slightly heavier... | |
 | Daniel Russell Hodgdon - Radio - 1920 - 370 pages
...respectively, of water. The weight of water is taken at 4° C. or about 39° F. Therefore, a good definition of specific gravity is: the ratio of the weight of any...volume of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of water, if a solid; to air, if a gas. The specific gravity of the human body is 1.07, which means... | |
 | Thomas Lyttleton Lyon, Harry Oliver Buckman - Soils - 1922 - 612 pages
...Whitney and Smith3 : TABLE XVII SPECIFIC GRAVITY OP SOIL SEPARATES 1 Specific gravity is expressed as a ratio of the weight of any volume of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of some other substance taken as a standard unit. Liquids and solids are usually compared with water... | |
 | Wood - 1922 - 374 pages
...gravity tests so frequently that a definition of the meaning of the term is perhaps warranted here. Specific gravity is the ratio of the weight of any volume of one substance to the weight of an equal volume of another substance taken as standard, both substances... | |
 | W. T. Clough - Chemistry - 1923 - 294 pages
...uniform mixture of a solid (liquid or gas) with a liquid which is called the solvent. SPECIFIC GRAVITY. The ratio of the weight of any volume of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of water. Density relative to that of water. SPECIFIC HEAT. The ratio of the amount of heat required... | |
 | United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ships - Deep diving - 1943 - 302 pages
...physical mixture. Also, the act or process by which such mixture is produced. Specific 9ravity. — The ratio of the weight of any volume of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of some other substance taken as the standard unit ; relative density ; this standard is usually water... | |
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