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Gal
A unit of acceleration, used in gravity measurements: 1 Gal = 1 cm/s2. The Earth's normal gravity is 980 Gal. The term is not an abbrev.; it was invented to honor the memory of Galileo.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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