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Standard gravity

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009192

The nominal acceleration of an object due to Earth's gravity, established by convention as a fixed value for scientific and engineering calculations. This constant provides a uniform baseline for converting mass to weight and for standardizing measurements in fields like metrology and aeronautics. Its internationally agreed-upon value is exactly 9.80665 meters per second squared (m/s²), which approximates the average gravitational pull at a latitude of 45 degrees at sea level.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-009192
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009192",
  "term": "Standard gravity",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The nominal acceleration of an object due to Earth's gravity, established by convention as a fixed value for scientific and engineering calculations. This constant provides a uniform baseline for converting mass to weight and for standardizing measurements in fields like metrology and aeronautics. Its internationally agreed-upon value is exactly 9.80665 meters per second squared (m/s²), which approximates the average gravitational pull at a latitude of 45 degrees at sea level.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/standard-gravity/"
}

Record 9,061 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.