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gas⋅om⋅e⋅ter

  [gas-om-i-ter]
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–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; < F gazomètre. See gas, -o-, -meter
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gas·hold·er   (gās'hōl'dər)   
n.  A storage container for fuel gas, especially a large, telescoping, cylindrical tank. Also called gasometer.
gas·om·e·ter   (gā-sŏm'ĭ-tər)   
n.  

  1. An apparatus for measuring gases.

  2. See gasholder.


[French gazomètre : gaz, gas (from Dutch gas; see gas) + -mètre, -meter.]
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Main Entry: gas·om·e·ter
Pronunciation: ga-'säm-&t-&r
Function: noun
: a laboratory apparatus for holding and measuringgases
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gasometer gas·om·e·ter (gā-sŏm'ĭ-tər)
n.
An apparatus for measuring gases.

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