Meaning of GASOMETER
| Pronunciation: | | gas'âmitur
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- [n] a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel
- [n] a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe
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GASOMETER is a 9 letter word that starts with G. |
| | Synonyms: | | gas holder, gas meter |
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| | See Also: | | meter, storage tank, tank | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gas*om"e*ter\ (? or ?), n. [Gas + -meter. Cf. F.
gazom[`e]tre.]
An apparatus for holding and measuring of gas; in gas works,
a huge iron cylinder closed at one end and having the other
end immersed in water, in which it is made to rise or fall,
according to the volume of gas it contains, or the pressure
required.
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