gasometer
Americannoun
-
an apparatus for measuring and storing gas in a laboratory.
-
British. a large tank or cylindrical reservoir of gas, as at a gasworks, to be piped to homes, factories, etc.
noun
Etymology
Origin of gasometer
From the French word gazomètre, dating back to 1785–95. See gas, -o-, -meter
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The awful gasometer transformed into the most glorious of cathedrals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2024
The Ostiense neighbourhood, right on the Tiber river, was once the site of a power station, a restless river port and a gasometer, whose skeleton still looms.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2020
But I guess you’ve had arithmetic enough for the present, so we’ll go out now and see the gasometer, or gas reservoir.”
From Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls by Anonymous
Leaving the rubbish-vault, we examined the gasometer, and the remains of gas-works; for Covent Garden made its own gas, until an explosion took place, which suffocated several men.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 443 Volume 17, New Series, June 26, 1852 by William Chambers
It is well to use salt water for the gasometer, as acetylene is but slightly soluble therein.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
