gain weight
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The team hopes to improve the batteries' power per unit weight — known as power density — by patterning the surface of the magnesium foil to increase its surface area, which should enhance its reactivity.
From Scientific American • Mar. 25, 2014
Such batteries could never fit in a car, and cannot beat Li-ion on measures such as energy stored per unit weight.
From Nature • Mar. 5, 2014
EQUIVALENT, in chemistry, the proportion of an element which will combine with or replace unit weight of hydrogen.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
The unit weight was fixed at 50 grammes, and the progression of weight was by steps of 50 grammes.
From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by Smith, A. D.
For rigidity per unit weight, wood was better than brass; and for availability and ease of working, wood was superior to brass.
From Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers by Bedini, Silvio A.
