gasometer

[gas-om-i-ter]

gas·om·e·ter

[gas-om-i-ter]
noun
1.
an apparatus for measuring and storing gas in a laboratory.
2.
British. a large tank or cylindrical reservoir of gas, as at a gasworks, to be piped to homes, factories, etc.

Origin:
1785–95; < French gazomètre. See gas, -o-, -meter
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gasometer (ɡæsˈɒmɪtə)
 
n
a nontechnical name for gasholder

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gasometer gas·om·e·ter (gā-sŏm'ĭ-tər)
n.
An apparatus for measuring gases.

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