gravimeter noun. [grǝ'vɪmɪtǝ] L18.
[French gravimètre, from Latin gravis heavy: see -METER.]
1. A kind of hydrometer for measuring the relative density of solid or liquid bodies. L18.

2. (Now the usual sense.) Any instrument designed to measure the variation in the force of gravity from one place to another. M20.

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