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Meaning of gasometer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ɡæˈsɑmɪtɚ/

Definitions

  1. An apparatus used to store or measure gas or the flow of gas, particularly in a laboratory setting.
    historical
  2. A large tank or reservoir for storing gas; a gasholder.

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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