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Gradiometer
Any of several instruments used to measure the gradient of a physical property (such as magnetic field).
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Any of several instruments used to measure the gradient of a physical property (such as magnetic field).
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| gradiometrynoun | (physics) The study and measurement of variations in some physical attribute |
| gravimeternoun | (physics) An instrument used to measure local variations in the gravitational field. |
| gravity meternoun | (physics) An instrument that measures the local acceleration due to gravity (strength of the gravitational field). |
| gradientnoun | A slope or incline. |
| magnetometrynoun | (physics) The measurement of magnetic fields (strength and direction etc) |
| spectromagnetographnoun | (physics, astronomy) An instrument that measures the vectors and velocities of the magnetic fields on the surface of the sun. |
| thermogradientnoun | A temperature gradient |
| magnetometerynoun | Misspelling of magnetometry. [(physics) The measurement of magnetic fields (strength and direction etc)] |
| degreenoun | (education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) |
| gravitoelectromagnetismnoun | (physics) gravitomagnetism |
| gravitatornoun | A device that combines high voltages with materials with high dielectric constants, claimed to exhibit anti-gravity effects. |
| gravitynoun | (physics) The phenomenon that, on earth, objects have weight; the similar phenomenon on other celestial bodies such as the moon. |
| magnetocalorimetrynoun | (physics) The study, and measurement of heat produced by magnetic phenomena |
| graviscalarnoun | (physics) a radion |
| thermomagnetometrynoun | (physics, chemistry) The measurement of the magnetic properties of a material as it is heated in a controlled manner |
| isogravnoun | An isoline on a map joining points of equal gravitational potential. |
| electromagnetometrynoun | (physics) The measurement of electromagnetic fields |
| magnetic thermometernoun | (physics) a thermometer whose operation is based upon Curie's law; typically used to measure temperatures below 1 K |
| thermogravimetrynoun | (physics, chemistry) The measurement of the mass of a material as it is heated in a controlled manner. |
| pressure gradientnoun | The rate of decrease (gradient) of pressure in space at a fixed time. The term is sometimes used to denote simply the magnitude of the gradient of the pressure field. |
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