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McLeod gauge

noun

, Physical Chemistry.
  1. 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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