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gasometer

noun gas·om·e·ter \ga-ˈsä-mə-tər\

Definition of GASOMETER

1
:  gasholder
2
:  a laboratory apparatus for holding and measuring gases
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Origin of GASOMETER

French gazomètre, from gaz + -o- + -mètre -meter
First Known Use: 1808

Rhymes with GASOMETER

barometer, ceilometer, chronometer, cyclometer, ergometer, Fathometer, geometer, hydrometer, hygrometer, kilometer, manometer, micrometer, odometer, pedometer, photometer, pyrometer, rheometer, seismometer, spectrometer, speedometer, tachometer, thermometer, viscometer
Medical Dictionary

gasometer

noun gas·om·e·ter \ga-ˈsäm-ət-ər\

Medical Definition of GASOMETER

:  a laboratory apparatus for holding and measuring gases

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