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pressure gauge
noun
- an instrument for measuring the pressure of a gas or liquid.
- an instrument used to determine the pressure in the bore or chamber of a gun when the charge explodes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pressure gauge1
First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences
Each cage was equipped with a simple air pump and a pressure gauge.
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This spring tension is adjusted and checked with the help of a pressure gauge attached to the generating chamber.
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Into the cover is screwed a pressure gauge, M, which measures the internal pressure of the apparatus.
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There is a pressure-gauge on the pipe leaving the compressor and another on the one entering it.
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Hurriedly he opened the draughts in the fire-box, shook up the coals, and saw the needle begin to quiver on the pressure-gauge.
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