gasometer

[ gas-om-i-ter ]

/ gæsˈɒm ɪ tər /

noun

an apparatus for measuring and storing gas in a laboratory.

British. a large tank or cylindrical reservoir of gas, as at a gasworks, to be piped to homes, factories, etc.

Origin of gasometer

From the French word gazomètre, dating back to 1785–95. See gas, -o-, -meter

Words nearby gasometer

gasohol, gas oil, gasolene, gasolier, gasoline, gasometer, gasometric analysis, gasometry, gas-operated, gas oven, gasp

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Example sentences from the Web for gasometer

The Towers are not tall, but are low in proportion to their circumference, like a gasometer.
Following the Equator, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
The gas upon making its exit from the gasometer flows through the pipe, T, to the burners, V.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896|Various
The disengaged acetylene enters the gasometer, B, through the pipe, D.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896|Various
The water in the gasometer need not be renewed; but merely so much of it as evaporates or leaks out, is to be replaced.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

Now air is forced through my paraffin carburettor and the vapour resulting is fed to that gasometer in the bows of the boat.
The Great Airship.|F. S. Brereton

British Dictionary definitions for gasometer

gasometer

/ (ɡæsˈɒmɪtə) /

noun

a nontechnical name for gasholder

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Medical definitions for gasometer

gasometer

[ gă-sŏm′ĭ-tər ]

n.

An apparatus for measuring gases.

单词	gasometer
释义	gasometer [ gas-om-i-ter ] / gæsˈɒm ɪ tər / noun an apparatus for measuring and storing gas in a laboratory. British. a large tank or cylindrical reservoir of gas, as at a gasworks, to be piped to homes, factories, etc. Origin of gasometer From the French word gazomètre, dating back to 1785–95. See gas, -o-, -meter Words nearby gasometer gasohol, gas oil, gasolene, gasolier, gasoline, gasometer, gasometric analysis, gasometry, gas-operated, gas oven, gasp Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gasometer The Towers are not tall, but are low in proportion to their circumference, like a gasometer. Following the Equator, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) The gas upon making its exit from the gasometer flows through the pipe, T, to the burners, V. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896\|Various The disengaged acetylene enters the gasometer, B, through the pipe, D. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896\|Various The water in the gasometer need not be renewed; but merely so much of it as evaporates or leaks out, is to be replaced. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure Now air is forced through my paraffin carburettor and the vapour resulting is fed to that gasometer in the bows of the boat. The Great Airship.\|F. S. Brereton British Dictionary definitions for gasometer gasometer / (ɡæsˈɒmɪtə) / noun a nontechnical name for gasholder Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for gasometer gasometer [ gă-sŏm′ĭ-tər ] n. An apparatus for measuring gases. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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