Gravimeter

[Lat. gravis, heavy, and Gr. metron, a measure.] ( Phys.) An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of both liquid and solid bodies. Gravina, (gra- ve'na ,) a manufacturing town in the S. of Italy, on a stream of the same name, in the prov. of Bari, 37 m. S.W. of Bari city. Gravina, ( gra - ree'na,) in Alaska, a harbor on the S. coast, Lat 60° 44′ N., Lon. 145° 46′ W.