thermogravimetry

9.9

A method for measuring how a material's weight changes when heated to see what it is made of

noun
/ˌθɜrməˈɡrævɪˌmɛtri/

Specialized

: termogravimetría

The researchers used thermogravimetry to analyze how the weight of the material changed as it was heated.

Examples

Thereafter, the chloride profiles of mortars were determined by titration method, and the phase assemblies of mortars at different depths were determined by X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetry.

Academic text (2018)
After conducting thermogravimetry, the scientists were able to identify the composition of the substance based on its weight changes.
In her lab, she specializes in thermogravimetry to study the thermal stability of various compounds.

Surface Forms

thermogravimetry singular

thermogravimetries plural

Morphology

thermogravimetry = gravimetry (opaque) = thermo + gravi + metry

Although the word is formally built with the scientific prefix thermo- plus the technical base gravimetry, the full meaning is not readily inferable for an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Thermogravimetry comes from three parts: thermo- meaning 'heat', grav- meaning 'weight' or 'heavy', and -metry meaning 'measure', like in thermometer and gravity. So, thermogravimetry is the measurement of how a material's weight changes when its temperature changes.