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VOLUMETRIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to measurement by volume
Example:
volumetric analysis
Synonyms:
volumetric; volumetrical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
volumeter (a meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids (either directly or by displacement))
Derivation:
volumeter (a meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids (either directly or by displacement))
Context examples:
A metric unit of volumetric flow rate defined as the rate at which one liter of matter crosses a given surface during the period of time equal to one day.
(Liter per Day, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-SI unit of volumetric flow rate defined as the rate at which one liter of matter crosses a given surface during the period of time equal to one hour.
(Liter per Hour, NCI Thesaurus)
A metric unit of volumetric radioactivity concentration defined as a concentration of a radionuclide with an activity equal to one thousand becquerels per unit volume equal to one millionth of a liter.
(Kilobecquerel per Microliter, NCI Thesaurus)
A metric unit of volumetric radioactivity concentration defined as a concentration of a radionuclide with an activity equal to one becquerel per unit volume equal to one milliliter or one kilobecquerel per liter.
(Becquerel per Milliliter, NCI Thesaurus)
A metric unit of volumetric radioactivity concentration defined as a concentration of a radionuclide with an activity equal to one becquerel per unit volume equal to one millionth of a liter.
(Becquerel per Microliter, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of volumetric radioactivity concentration defined as a concentration of a radionuclide with an activity equal to one curie per unit volume equal to one millionth of a liter.
(Curie per Microliter, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of volumetric radioactivity concentration defined as a concentration of a radionuclide with an activity equal to one curie per unit volume equal to one liter.
(Curie per Liter, NCI Thesaurus)
A metric unit of volumetric radioactivity concentration defined as a concentration of a radionuclide with an activity equal to one billion becquerels per unit volume equal to one millionth of a liter.
(Gigabecquerel per Microliter, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of volumetric radioactivity concentration defined as a concentration of a radionuclide with an activity equal to one curie per unit volume equal to one milliliter.
(Curie per Milliliter, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of volumetric radioactivity concentration defined as a concentration of a radionuclide with an activity equal to one millionth of a curie per unit volume equal to one liter.
(Microcurie per Liter, NCI Thesaurus)
