Thesaurus: gasometer
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 conta…
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- n. 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.
- n. a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe
- n. a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel
- 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.
- An apparatus for holding and measuring of gas; in gas works, ahuge iron cylinder closed at one end and having the other endimmersed in water, in which it is made to rise or fall, according tothe volume of gas it contains, or the pressure required.
- n a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe n a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel