gasometer — English Dictionary

Noun

1. An apparatus used to store or measure gas or the flow of gas, particularly in a laboratory setting.

   Usage

   • Historical

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   I take a mercury bottle and then an old gun barrel, draw the breech end to a convenient size to cut a thread on it so as to make a tight joint; then take a lead tube and connect one end to the muzzle of the gun barrel and the other end to the gasometer.

   The collected air was metered through a gasometer, and the composition of every gas sample was analyzed in duplicate […]

2. A large tank or reservoir for storing gas; a gasholder.

   Examples

   The attack on the gasworks was probably the most risky, as none of the rebels had any idea of just what kind of blast an exploding gasometer might produce […]

Noun

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

   Synonyms

   gas meter

   Broader terms

   meter

2. a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel

   Synonyms

   gas holder

   Broader terms

   tankstorage tank