Baume gravity
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baumé gravity — abbr. Be Gravity expressed on the Baumé scale for liquids lighter or heavier than water. The API gravity scale is now used for liquids by the petroleum industry instead of the Baumé scale … Petroleum refining glossary
gravity — A term familiar in oil price quotations, referring to what is called Baume gravity, under which the lighter the oil the higher the gravity. Ohio Oil Co. v Conway, 281 US 146, 74 L Ed 775, 50 S Ct 310 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Baume scale — Baumé scale n either of two hydrometer scales that indicate specific gravity in arbitrarily defined but constant degrees: a) one for liquids lighter than water on which specific gravity S at 60°F (15.6°C) is related to the Baumé reading n in… … Medical dictionary
Baumé — [bō mā′] adj. [after A. Baumé (1728 1804), Fr chemist] designating or of either of two hydrometer scales used to indicate specific gravity … English World dictionary
Baumé scale — The Baumé scale is a pair of hydrometer scales developed by French pharmacist Antoine Baumé in 1768 to measure density of various liquids. The unit of the Baumé scale has been notated variously as degrees Baumé, B°, Bé° and simply Baumé (the… … Wikipedia
baumé scale — noun Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: after Antoine Baumé : either of two arbitrary hydrometer scales, one for liquids lighter than water and the other for liquids heavier than water, that indicate specific gravity in degrees, the… … Useful english dictionary
Baumé — a scale in degrees named for Antoine Baumé, used for measuring density in liquids, e.g. in brines used for preserving fish, 22ºBé equals 100% saturation. For liquids heavier than water, to convert from °Bé to specific gravity at 60°Fahrenheit,… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Baumé — I. adjective Etymology: Antoine Baumé Date: 1877 being, calibrated in accordance with, or according to either of two arbitrary hydrometer scales for liquids lighter than water or for liquids heavier than water that indicate specific gravity in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Baumé scale — a scale for use with a hydrometer, calibrated in such manner that the specific gravity of a given liquid may be easily computed. [named after A. Baumé (1728 1804), French chemist] * * * … Universalium
Baume Scale — n. hydrometer scale invented by Antoine Baume, scale for measuring the specific gravity of liquids … English contemporary dictionary
