gasometer

English

Alternative forms

• gasometre (nonstandard)

Etymology

From French gazomètre, corresponding to gas +‎ -o- +‎ -meter.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɡæˈsɑmɪtɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡæˈsɒmɪtə/
• Hyphenation: gas‧om‧e‧ter

Noun

gasometer (plural gasometers)

1. (chemistry, historical) An apparatus used to store or measure gas or the flow of gas, particularly in a laboratory setting. [from 18th c.]
   • 2012, Holger Ursin, Psychobiology of Stress: A Study of Coping Men, →ISBN, page 85:

     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. [from 19th c.]
   • 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books, published 2006, page 93:

     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 […]

Translations

gasholder — see gasholder

See also

• gas meter

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “gasometer”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• gasometre, greatsome, megastore