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Definition: SPECIFIC VOLUME |
SPECIFIC VOLUME1. (Physics & Chem.), the quotient obtained by dividing unity by the specific gravity; the reciprocal of the specific gravity. It is equal (when the specific gravity is referred to water at 4[deg] C. as a standard) to the number of cubic centimeters occupied by one gram of the substance. |
| Domain | Definition |
Aerospace | Volume per unit mass of a substance. The reciprocal of density.Symbol v. (references) |
Energy | The volume of a unit weight of a substance at a specific temperature and pressure. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | The volume of unit mass of a substance. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. Volume of one gram at specified temperature b. Volume per unit weight of dry air. Not equal to the reciprocal of density, which is based on unit volume of mixture. Measured in cubic feetper pound (cubic meters per kilogram). (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: SPECIFIC VOLUME |
| Specialty definitions using "SPECIFIC VOLUME": dry adiabat ♦ Imhoff Cone ♦ thermodynamic function of state. (references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
specific volume | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "SPECIFIC VOLUME"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | æ¯"容 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | specifik volumen, massevolumen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | specifiek volume, soortelijk volume. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ominaistilavuus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | volume spécifique, volume massique. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | spezifisches Volumen (bulk). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ειδικός όγκος. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | volume specifico. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ecificspay olumevay volume especÃfico (bulk). (various references) volumen especÃfico. (various references) volymitet. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-e-e-f-i-i-l-m-o-p-s-u-v" | |
-4 letters: compulsive. | |
-5 letters: complices, implosive, impulsive, occlusive. | |
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