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Gravimeters is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Gravimeters | Gravimeter

Gravimeters meaning

plural of gravimeter

Using Gravimeters

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of gravimeter
  • In the example corpus, gravimeters often appears in combinations such as: relative gravimeters, gravimeters are.

Context around Gravimeters

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

relative 2× superconducting 1× absolute 1× using 1× pendulum 1×

Often after:

deployed 1×

Sentence patterns with Gravimeters

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

absolute gravimeters which nowadays 1× accurate relative gravimeters are superconducting 1× are superconducting gravimeters and these 1× common relative gravimeters are spring 1× kinds of gravimeters 1× made using gravimeters deployed either 1× relative pendulum gravimeters were superseded 1× used as gravimeters to measure 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

absolute gravimeters which 1× basically there are 1× gravity measurements on 1× historically they were 1× most accurate relative 1× most common relative 1×

Common sentence endings:

a vacuum tube 1× are spring based 1× by lucien lacoste 1× early 20th century 1× earth surface gravity 1× in helicopter flyovers 1×

Words around Gravimeters

Just before it in the word index:

gravimeter 7 gravik 11 graviex 32 gravies 5 gravie 2 gravidarum 5

Just after it in the word index:

gravimetric 16 gravina 11 graving 4 gravis 24 gravitas 75 gravitate 104

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Gravimeters

  • In this selection, "gravimeters" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, relative, superconducting, absolute and deployed stand out and add context to how "gravimeters" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include absolute gravimeters which nowadays and accurate relative gravimeters are superconducting. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gravimeters" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gravimeters

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Basically, there are two kinds of gravimeters. (7 words)

Most common relative gravimeters are spring based. (7 words)

Gravity measurements on land can be made using gravimeters deployed either on the surface or in helicopter flyovers. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Absolute gravimeters, which nowadays can also be used in the field, are based directly on measuring the acceleration of free fall (for example, of a reflecting prism in a vacuum tube). (31 words)

Historically they were used as gravimeters to measure the acceleration of gravity in geophysical surveys, and even as a standard of length. (22 words)

Most accurate relative gravimeters are superconducting gravimeters, and these are sensitive to one thousandth of one billionth of Earth surface gravity. (21 words)

Example sentences (8)

Most accurate relative gravimeters are superconducting gravimeters, and these are sensitive to one thousandth of one billionth of Earth surface gravity.

Absolute gravimeters, which nowadays can also be used in the field, are based directly on measuring the acceleration of free fall (for example, of a reflecting prism in a vacuum tube).

Basically, there are two kinds of gravimeters.

Gravity measurements on land can be made using gravimeters deployed either on the surface or in helicopter flyovers.

Historically they were used as gravimeters to measure the acceleration of gravity in geophysical surveys, and even as a standard of length.

Most common relative gravimeters are spring based.

Relative pendulum gravimeters were superseded by the simpler LaCoste zero-length spring gravimeter, invented in 1934 by Lucien LaCoste.

Synchronized pendulums have been used in clocks and were widely used in gravimeters in the early 20th century.

Common combinations with gravimeters

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gravimeters" in a sentence?
An example: "Most accurate relative gravimeters are superconducting gravimeters, and these are sensitive to one thousandth of one billionth of Earth surface gravity." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "gravimeters" from authentic English texts.
What does "gravimeters" mean?
Gravimeters means: plural of gravimeter
How many example sentences with "gravimeters" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "gravimeters", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.