gasometer
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- gasometre (nonstandard)
Etymology edit
From French gazomètre, corresponding to gas + -o- + -meter.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɡæˈsɑmɪtɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡæˈsɒmɪtə/
- Hyphenation: gas‧om‧e‧ter
Noun edit
gasometer (plural gasometers)
- (chemistry, historical) An apparatus used to store or measure gas or the flow of gas, particularly in a laboratory setting. [from 18th c.]
- 2012, Holger Ursin, Psychobiology of Stress: A Study of Coping Men, →ISBN, page 85:
- The collected air was metered through a gasometer, and the composition of every gas sample was analyzed in duplicate […]
- A large tank or reservoir for storing gas; a gasholder. [from 19th c.]
- 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books, published 2006, page 93:
- The attack on the gasworks was probably the most risky, as none of the rebels had any idea of just what kind of blast an exploding gasometer might produce […]
Translations edit
gasholder — see gasholder
See also edit
References edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “gasometer”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.