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McLeod gauge
noun
, Physical Chemistry.
- a device for determining very low gas pressures by manometrically measuring the pressure of a sample after its compression to a known fraction of its original volume.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of McLeod gauge1
Named after Herbert McLeod (1841–1932), English chemist
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