gasometer
English
Alternative forms
- gasometre (nonstandard)
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɡæˈsɑmɪtɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡæˈsɒmɪtə/
- Hyphenation: gas‧om‧e‧ter
Noun
gasometer (plural gasometers)
- (chemistry, now historical) An apparatus used to store or measure gas or the flow of gas, particularly in a laboratory setting. [from 18th c.]
- 2012, Holger Ursin, Psychobiology of Stress: A Study of Coping Men, →ISBN, page 85:
- The collected air was metered through a gasometer, and the composition of every gas sample was analyzed in duplicate […]
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- A large tank or reservoir for storing gas; a gasholder. [from 19th c.]
- 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace (New York Review Books 2006), page 93:
- The attack on the gasworks was probably the most risky, as none of the rebels had any idea of just what kind of blast an exploding gasometer might produce […]
- 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace (New York Review Books 2006), page 93:
Translations
gasholder — see gasholder
See also
References
- “gasometer” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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