"API gravity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: API gravities [plural]
Etymology: From API (“American Petroleum Institute”). Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} API gravity (countable and uncountable, plural API gravities)
  1. (oil industry) A specific gravity scale measuring the relative density of various petroleum liquids, expressed in degrees. Wikipedia link: API gravity Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Oil industry, Units of measure Translations (density of petroleum liquid relative to water): grau API [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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