Gasometer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡæˈsɑmɪtɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gasometer is a noun meaning (chemistry, historical) An apparatus used to store or measure gas or the flow of gas, particularly in a laboratory setting.
Meaning
(chemistry, historical) An apparatus used to store or measure gas or the flow of gas, particularly in a laboratory setting.
More Meanings
- A large tank or reservoir for storing gas; a gasholder.
Example Sentences
The collected air was metered through a gasometer, and the composition of every gas sample was analyzed in duplicate […]
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 […]
I take a mercury bottle and then an old gun barrel, draw the breech end to a convenient size to cut a thread on it so as to make a tight joint; then take a lead tube and connect one end to the muzzle of the gun barrel and the other end to the gasometer.
Word Forms
- gasometers
- gasometre
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gasometre, gasometry, gasoscope, gasman, gasifier, gasholder.
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