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Definition of Ponderal
1. a. Estimated or ascertained by weight; -- distinguished from numeral; as, a ponderal drachma.
Definition of Ponderal
1. Adjective. Pertaining to weight. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ponderal
1. pertaining to weight [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ponderal
Literary usage of Ponderal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Introduction to Modern Chemistry, Experimental and Theoretic: Embodying by August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1865)
"... the type of ammonia—ponderal analysis and volume-weights of these
compounds—exceptional volume-weights of phosphorus and arsenic gases—combining weights ..."
2. Pedagogical Anthropology by Maria Montessori (1913)
"After this, throughout the entire period of puberty, the ponderal index seems to
remain remarkably constant, oscillating around a fixed figure. ..."
3. The Chemist ; Or, Reporter of Chemical Discoveries and Improvements by Charles Watt (1840)
"But the indétermination is limited by ponderal analysis, performed on appreciable
bulks. Indeed the product being supposed to contain only groups of a ..."
4. The Chemist: A Monthly Journal of Chemical and Physical Science (1841)
"But the indétermination is limited by ponderal analysis, performed on appreciable
bulks. Indeed the product being supposed to contain only groups of a ..."
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