gasometer (plural gasometers)
(chemistry, historical) An apparatus used to store or measure gas or the flow of gas, particularly in a laboratory setting. [from 18th c.]
A large tank or reservoir for storing gas; a gasholder. [from 19th c.]
• gasometre, greatsome, megastore
Source: Wiktionary
Gas*om"e*ter ( or ), n. Etym: [Gas + -meter. Cf. F. gazomètre.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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