pressure gauge

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noun

an instrument for measuring the pressure of a gas or liquid.

an instrument used to determine the pressure in the bore or chamber of a gun when the charge explodes.

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Origin of pressure gauge

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby pressure gauge

pressure center, pressure-cook, pressure cooker, pressure drag, pressure flaking, pressure gauge, pressure gradient, pressure group, pressure head, pressure hull, pressure ice

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How to use pressure gauge in a sentence

Convenience features include dual quick connectors, large pressure gauges, easy turn pressure adjustment knob, and durable rubber wheels.
Best air compressor: The low-key, must-have tool for your home shop or garage|Irena Collaku|July 7, 2021|Popular-Science
Because it can be hard to trust the accuracy of the tire pressure gauge attached to a gas-station air dispenser, it’s wise to carry one of your own.
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Are you seeing more commercial pressure from academic presses for historians to sexy it up a bit?
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Like Sony Entertainment's The Interview, political pressure delayed the arrivale of foreign films in Korea.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The 2014 midterm elections are just months behind us, but already Flake feels the pressure of the 2016 presidential elections.
Can This Republican Bring the GOP Back to Its Senses on Immigration?|Tim Mak|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Therefore, some Democrats are under pressure to take policy actions their union allies oppose.
How Public Sector Unions Divide the Democrats|Daniel DiSalvo|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Does any of that come from being attuned to the pressure of that need to entertain?
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination|Mindy Farabee|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He held it, but it was without pressure; without recognizance of the delight with which he once grasped it.
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Under the internal pressure his whiskers stood on end and his face grew red.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
With him one is at high pressure all the time, and I have gained a good many more ideas from him than I can work up in a hurry.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Mr. Brown seizes the proffered member, and gives it as hearty a pressure as the publicity of the occasion will permit.
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This may be done by taking the humming tone and bringing to bear upon it a strong pressure of energy.
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British Dictionary definitions for pressure gauge

pressure gauge

noun

any instrument for measuring fluid pressureSee also Bourdon gauge, manometer

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