Meanings
- A unit of gravitational gradient in the CGS system of units. 1 eotvos = 10⁻⁹ gals per cm.
Synonyms: Eötvös unit
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA unit of gravitational gradient in the CGS system of units. 1 eotvos = 10⁻⁹ gals per cm.
Origin
Named after the physicist Loránd Eötvös.
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eotvos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eotvos
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eotvos,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eotvos.
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