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gravimeter

gravimeter

1 9.9
An instrument that measures small changes in Earth's gravity
  • noun
  • /ˈɡrævɪˌmiːtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : gravímetro
  • To better understand the geological features, researchers deployed a state-of-the-art gravimeter in the field.

Examples

  • Smith and his staff raced out to see what had set off the gravimeter.

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  • The alarms went off as the gravimeter showed a large and unexplainable deflection on the graph paper.

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  • The scientists used a gravimeter to detect changes in gravity during the earthquake.

  • The gravimeter revealed unexpected fluctuations in the Earth's gravitational pull near the mountain range.

Synonyms

gradiometer
vsgravimeter
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A tool that measures how fields like gravity or magnetism change over distance

focuses on Earth's gravity variation rather than general spatial change
gravity meter
vsgravimeter
  • Specialized
7.5

A tool that measures how strongly the Earth pulls on things in different places

is the same instrument but a different name

Surface Forms

gravimeter singular
gravimeters plural

Morphology

gravimeter = gravity (transparent) = gravity + meter

This is a straightforward combination of 'gravity' and '-meter', meaning an instrument that measures gravity.

Etymology

The word gravimeter comes from gravi- meaning 'heavy' and -meter meaning 'measure', just like the gravi- in gravity and the -meter in speedometer. So a gravimeter is an instrument that measures the strength of Earth's gravity or small changes in that pull.