Gra*vid"i*ty (?), n. [L. graviditas.] The state of being gravidated;
pregnancy. [R.]
Grav"i*grade (?), a. [L. gravis heavy + gradus step.] (Zoˆl.)
Slow-paced. -- n. One of the pachyderms.
Gra*vim"e*ter (?), n. [L. gravis heavy + -meter: cf. F. gravimËtre.]
(Physics) An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of
bodies.
Grav"i*met"ric (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to measurement by
weight; measured by weight. -- Grav"i*met"ric*al*ly (#), adv.
Gravimetric analysis (Chem.), analysis in which the amounts of the
constituents are determined by weight; -- in distinction from
volumetric analysis.
Grav"ing (?), n. [From Grave to clean.] The act of cleaning a ship's
bottom.
Graving dock. (Naut.) See under Dock.
Grav"ing, n. [From Grave to dig.] 1. The act or art of carving figures
in hard substances, esp. by incision or in intaglio.