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Meaning of "pyknometer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PYKNOMETER

pɪkˈnɒmɪtə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PYKNOMETER

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Pyknometer is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PYKNOMETER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Relative density

Relative density, or specific gravity, is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a given reference material. Specific gravity usually means relative density with respect to water. The term "relative density" is often preferred in modern scientific usage. If a substance's relative density is less than one then it is less dense than the reference; if greater than 1 then it is denser than the reference. If the relative density is exactly 1 then the densities are equal; that is, equal volumes of the two substances have the same mass. If the reference material is water then a substance with a relative density less than 1 will float in water. For example, an ice cube, with a relative density of about 0.91, will float. A substance with a relative density greater than 1 will sink. Temperature and pressure must be specified for both the sample and the reference. Pressure is nearly always 1 atm equal to 101.325 kPa. Where it is not, it is more usual to specify the density directly. Temperatures for both sample and reference vary from industry to industry. In British brewing practice the specific gravity as specified above is multiplied by 1000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PYKNOMETER

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PYKNOMETER

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PYKNOMETER

accelerometer · barometer · centimeter · Demeter · diameter · diffractometer · meter · micrometer · millimeter · multimeter · odometer · parameter · perimeter · peter · potentiometer · spectrometer · spectrophotometer · speedometer · tachometer · thermometer · voltmeter

Synonyms and antonyms of pyknometer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pyknometer» into 25 languages

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比重瓶
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picnómetro
570 millions of speakers
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pyknometer
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pyknometer
380 millions of speakers
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مقياس الغلظ
280 millions of speakers
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пикнометра
278 millions of speakers
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pyknometer
270 millions of speakers
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pyknometer
260 millions of speakers
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pycnomètre
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Pyknometer
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Pyknometer
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比重瓶
130 millions of speakers
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pyknometer
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Pyknometer
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pyknometer
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அடர்த்திமானி
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Pyknometer
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Piknometre
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pyknometer
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pyknometer
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пікнометру
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pyknometer
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pyknometer
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pyknometer
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pyknometer
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pyknometer
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PYKNOMETER»

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Practical Density Measurement and Hydrometry
A relative density bottle and a pyknometer are essentially one and the same thing , both being content measures of known but constant capacity, the difference lies only in their shape. The shape of a pyknometer may change depending upon ...
S.V Gupta, 2002
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Clay Materials Used in Construction
InBS 1377: Part 2: 1 990, three methods for determination of particle density of soils are given, two of which are suitable for clay soils. For clays containing particles no larger than 2 mm the small (50 ml) pyknometer (density bottle) method ...
George M. Reeves, Ian Sims, J. C. Cripps, 2006
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Soil Mechanics: Basic Concepts and Engineering Applications
This parameter is measured using a simple apparatus called a pyknometer which is a glass jar with a conical top as shown in Figure 1.11. The cone has a hole at the top to allow the water to overflow. The test procedure described in ASTM ...
A. Aysen, 2002
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Geotechnical Engineering
The total weight of the pyknometer with water and soil is 15.81 N. The pyknometer filled with water alone weighs 14.62 N. What is the specific gravity of the soil, if the pyknomcttr is calibrated at the temperature of the test ? 3.11 In a specific ...
C. Venkatramaiah, 2006
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Advanced Practical Physical Chemisty
4 -2 (b)] wire hang the pyknometer from the end of the balance beam and weigh accurately. (iii) Fill the pyknometer with air-free distilled water by dipping the capillary end, A, in water while keeping the vessel in its inverted position and sucking ...
Dr. J.B. Yadav
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Standards and Specifications for Nonmetallic Minerals and ...
The determination of specific gravity shall be made with a pyknometer or weighing bottle (fig. 67), which shall consist of a straight-walled glass tube approximately 70 mm long and 22 mm in diameter, carefully ground to receive an accurately ...
John Quayle Cannon, 1930
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Characterisation of Bulk Solids
8.4.1 Manual method A cheap manual method for the measurement of particle densities is to use Archimedes' principle with a specific-gravity bottle, termed a pyknometer, and a liquid in which the particles are insoluble. The volume of the ...
Don McGlinchey, 2009
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International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, ...
G. Density of air or other material in the "empty" portion of the pyknometer equal to that of the surrounding atmosphere: p* — <r i Pa — " j P« —a • H. Pyknometer evacuated when weighed empty. /. Volume of counterpoise equal to "exterior" ...
Edward Wight Washburn, 1926
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Quality Assurance for Chemistry and Environmental Science: ...
The following, often experimental methods for permeability determination will be summarized briefly: • Pyknometer • Lift and soaking test • Gas porosimetry ( Bousaid 1968) • Carbon tetrachloride method • Formation resistivity measurement ...
Günther Meinrath, Petra Schneider, 2007
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Polymer Technology Dictionary
By weighing it when full of liquid at different temperatures, variations in density may be determined. pyknometer method A bulk density measurement method which uses a pyknometer. pyrex glass Trade name/trademark for a borosilicate glass ...
Tony Whelan, 1994

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PYKNOMETER»

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"إسهامات الحضارة الإسلامية في الكيمياء" جديد مركز التراث
... اخترع أيضا جهاز قياس انسابية السوائل (بكنوميتر Pyknometer )، كما اخترع ابن سينا في القرن ذاته جهازا لقياس درجة الحرارة (الترمومتر Thermometer)، ونبغ العالم ... «محيط | شبكة الإعلام العربية, Nov 13»
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