 | Sir Richard Gregory, Arthur Thomas Simmons - Physics - 1899 - 216 pages
...METHODS OF DETERMINING DENSITIES. 43. Relative Densities of Liquids by Balancing Columns. The ratio of the mass of a substance to the mass of an equal volume of water is termed the relative density of the substance. The term specific gravity is also applied to... | |
 | Noah Webster - English language - 1914 - 728 pages
...dense ; — opposed to rarity. 2. The ratio of mass to bulk or volume ; ratio of the mass of any volume of a substance to the mass of an equal volume of some standard substance, as water, or hydrogen or air. dent (u*8nt), N. A slight depression as from a blow or pressure ; indentation.... | |
 | Noah Webster - English language - 1914 - 732 pages
...— opposed to rarity. 2. The ratio of MI - to bulk or volume : ratio of the mass of any volume of R substance to the mass of an equal volume of some standard substance, as water, or hydrogen or air. dent (dfint), n. A slight depression as from a blow or pressure ; indentation.... | |
 | James Arnold Crowther - 1919 - 582 pages
...of whether we measure the masses in pounds or grams. The ratio of the mass of a given volume of some substance to the mass of an equal volume of some standard substance is known as the specific gravity of the substance. In the case of solids and liquids the standard substance... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Mines - Mines and mineral resources - 1920 - 778 pages
...gravity or relative density of a substance. (Standard) Density. 1. The ratio of the mass of any volume of a substance to the mass of an equal volume of some standard substance. For liquids and solids the standard substance le w» ter. (Webster) 2. The quality of being dense,... | |
 | Mines and mineral resources - 1920 - 1572 pages
...gravity or relative density of a substance. (Stamlard) Density. 1. The ratio of the mass of any volume of a substance to the mass of an equal volume of some standard substance. For liquids and solids the standard substance Is water. (Webster) 2. The quality of being dense, close,... | |
 | Arthur Holmes - Geology - 1920 - 300 pages
...felspathic grits, arkose, and graywacko-. Specific Gravity. — The ratio of the mass of any quantity of a substance to the mass of an equal volume of some standard substance. In the case of solids and liquids the latter is chosen as water at 4° C. Cf. Density. A. Holmes :... | |
 | Albert Hill Fay - Mineral industries - 1920 - 770 pages
...gravity or relative density of a substance. (Standard) Density. 1. The ratio of the mass of any volume of a substance to the mass of an equal volume of some standard substance. For liquids and solids the standard substance is water. (Webster) >. The quality of being dense, close,... | |
 | David Talbot Day - Petroleum industry and trade - 1922 - 1042 pages
...gravity or relative density of a substance (Standard). Density. — The ratio of the mass of any volume of a substance to the mass of an equal volume of some standard substance. For liquids and solids the standard substance is water (Webster). Dephlegmator. — A column or tower... | |
 | Arthur Holmes - Petroleoy - 1928 - 304 pages
...felspathic grits, arkose, and graywack^. L. Specific Gravity. — The ratio of the mass of any quantity of a substance to the mass of an equal volume of some standard substance. In the case of solids and liquids the latter is chosen as water at 4° C. Cf. Density. A. Holmes :... | |
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The ratio of the mass of any volume of a substance to the mass of an equal volume of some standard substance. 
