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thermogravimetric

thermogravimetric

9.9
Relating to measuring how a material's weight changes when heated or cooled
  • adjective
  • /ˌθɜrməʊˈɡrævɪˌmɛtrɪk/
  • Specialized
: termogravimétrico
  • In the experiment, thermogravimetric data indicated a significant weight loss during the heating phase.
  • thermogravimetric analysis
  • thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

Examples

  • The researchers used thermogravimetric measurements to analyze the thermal stability of the polymer.

  • The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) results are illustrated in Fig. 1.

    Academic text (2018)

  • We conducted a thermogravimetric study to observe how the sample reacted to different temperatures.

Surface Forms

thermogravimetric positive

Morphology

thermogravimetric = gravimetric (semi-transparent) = thermo + gravi + metric

Adding thermo- to gravimetric is a regular prefixation with a clear scientific meaning.

Etymology

The word thermogravimetric comes from three parts: thermo- 'heat', gravi- 'heavy', as in gravity, and -metric 'measure'. So it means measuring how a material's weight changes when you heat or cool it.