gravimeter
gra vuh mee ter
- n a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid
- n a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth
- He has put together 15 crack geologic field parties, ten gravimeter and 15 seismographic crews, 36 wildcat rigs.
- All of the experiments were finally set up, but it was learned later that a key instrumentthe surface gravimeterhad jammed.