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

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

There was a big green gasometer of carbon dioxide, a glittering brass-bound pump and a filling apparatus.

From In Mesopotamia by Nicoll, Maurice

The gas upon making its exit from the gasometer flows through the pipe, T, to the burners, V. Fig.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various

Connect up the inlet tube of the Bulloch's jar with the sterile gas filter, and this again with the delivery tube of the gasometer or gas generator.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)