gasometer

American  

[gas-om-i-ter] / gæsˈɒm ɪ tər /

noun

1. an apparatus for measuring and storing gas in a laboratory.

2. British. a large tank or cylindrical reservoir of gas, as at a gasworks, to be piped to homes, factories, etc.

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gasometer British  

/ ɡæsˈɒmɪtə /

noun

1. a nontechnical name for gasholder

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Etymology

Origin of gasometer

From the French word gazomètre, dating back to 1785–95. See gas, -o-, -meter

Example Sentences

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gasometer

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

Furthermore, the production 175 of the gas under pressure necessitated the use of a gasometer for its collection before it was supplied to the engine-cylinder.

From Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines by R. E. Mathot

The Squire was not so modern in his ideas as to set up his own gasometer, so the stables were lighted by lanterns, with an oil-lamp fixed here and there against the wall.

From Vixen, Volume I. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

"Do you intend taking the dome of St. Paul's for a gasometer?" was the sneering question of even the great scientist, Humphry Davy.

From Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power by Orison Swett Marden