Eötvös balance

noun
Eöt·​vös balance | \ ˈət|(ˌ)vəsh-, ˈet|, ˈə̄tˌvə̄sh-, ˈə̄tvəsh-\

Definition of Eötvös balance

: a sensitive torsion balance used for the measurement of variations in the density of the underlying rocks that records the horizontal gradient of gravity

History and Etymology for Eötvös balance

after Roland Eötvös †1871 Hungarian physicist

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