Sentence examples for weights per unit from inspiring English sources

Archimedes knew that silver and gold had different weights per unit volume.

Elongation of the lines is shown to be equivalent to small uncertainties in the weights per unit length.

A bulk crystal of CeF3 possesses a hexagonal phase structure with a space group of P 63/mcm (JSPDS 08-0045) and lattice constants a = 0.713 nm, c = 0.729 nm, and there are six formula weights per unit cell.

Therefore we analyzed also the weights per unit area by normalizing the classification images by the area of each ring.

Hydrometer, device for measuring some characteristics of a liquid, such as its density (weight per unit volume) or specific gravity (weight per unit volume compared with water).

The rate of metabolism is usually measured in terms of oxygen consumed per unit of body weight per unit of time.

Cars must carry their energy and expend energy to carry it, so the less weight per unit of energy, the better.

The Pratt hypothesis, developed by John Henry Pratt, English mathematician and Anglican missionary, supposes that Earth's crust has a uniform thickness below sea level with its base everywhere supporting an equal weight per unit area at a depth of compensation.

The consequence of low speed is a longer piston stroke and greater cylinder bore, albeit with fewer cylinders; the net result is a heavier engine, with a specific weight (weight per unit of output) of about 40 kg (88 pounds) per kilowatt in contrast to a typical figure of 20 kg (44 pounds) per kilowatt for a medium-speed engine.

In the theory of isostasy, a mass above sea level is supported below sea level, and there is thus a certain depth at which the total weight per unit area is equal all around the Earth; this is known as the depth of compensation.

The values on Y-axis are in weight per unit length, i.e., grams per 1000 m or simply Tex.