relative density
Noun 1. the ratio of the density of something to the density of a standard (hypernym) density, denseness (hyponym) specific gravity | ||||
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relative density
relative density
n : the ratio of the density of something to the density of a standard
relative density
n : the ratio of the density of something to the density of a standard
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Relative density
Relative density is a dimensionless ratio of the densities of two materials. The term specific gravity is similar, except that the reference material is water. A relative density can help quantify the buoyancy between two materials, or determine the density of one "unknown" material using the "known" density of another material. Mathematically, relative density is expressed as:
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