Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gasometer

/ɡæˈsɑmɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: gas-om-e-ter
IPA: /ɡæˈsɑmɪtɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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 […]"
"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 […]"

Etymology

From French gazomètre, corresponding to gaso- + -meter.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Prefix: gaso-
Root: gazomètre
Suffix: -meter

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɡæˈsɑmɪtɚ/
British English: /ɡæˈsɒmɪtə/

Inflected Forms

gasometers (plural) gasometre (alternative)

Phrases

gas meter

Frequently Paired Words

gas meter

Synonyms

gas holder gas meter

Questions

How do you pronounce gasometer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡæˈsɑmɪtɚ/.
What does gasometer mean?: An apparatus used to store or measure gas or the flow of gas, particularly in a laboratory setting.
Where does gasometer come from?: It is traced to French.

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