What does "gasometer" mean?

An apparatus used to store or measure gas or the flow of gas, particularly in a laboratory setting.

What is a synonym for "gasometer"?

Common synonyms include: gas holder, gas holder, gas meter, gas meter, gasholder, gasholder.

Pronounced //ɡæˈsɑmɪtɚ//.

//ɡæˈsɑmɪtɚ// noun

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Noun

1
An apparatus used to store or measure gas or the flow of gas, particularly in a laboratory setting. historical
"The collected air was metered through a gasometer, and the composition of every gas sample was analyzed in duplicate […]"
2
a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel wordnet
3
A large tank or reservoir for storing gas; a gasholder.
"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 […]"
4
a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe wordnet

"The collected air was metered through a gasometer, and the composition of every gas sample was analyzed in duplicate […]"

From French gazomètre, corresponding to gas + -o- + -meter.

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