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VOLUMETRIC MASS DENSITY [1 record]

Record 1 2013-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
DEF

[The] ratio of mass to unit volume, usually expressed as g/cm³ in the SI [International System of Units].

OBS

density: Not to be confused with the concept of "relative density" (ratio of the mass of a unit volume of a substance or material to the mass of a unit volume of a given reference substance or material.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
DEF

[...] Grandeur qui correspond à la masse [...] d'un corps divisée par son volume.

OBS

L'unité de mesure de la masse volumique dans le Système international est le kilogramme par mètre cube (1 kg/m³).

OBS

densité : terme que certains auteurs emploient comme synonyme de «masse volumique» même si le terme «densité» désigne d'abord la notion de «densité relative» (rapport d'une masse volumique d'un corps à la masse volumique d'un corps de référence).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Peso y carga (Transporte)
DEF

Masa de la unidad de volumen.

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