English dictionary

gasometer

/g/&/s'/A/m/I/t/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe

noun.artifact

Synonyms gas meter

Source: WordNet 3.0
a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel

noun.artifact

Synonyms gas holder

Source: WordNet 3.0
An apparatus for holding and measuring of gas; in gas works, a huge iron cylinder closed at one end and having the other end immersed in water, in which it is made to rise or fall, according to the volume of gas it contains, or the pressure required.

noun

Source: webster1913