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mcleod gauge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
mcleod -gauge
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a device, rather like a manometer, used to measure low pressures close to that of a vacuum, by using an application of Boyle's law

Etymology

Invented in 1874 by Herbert McLeod.

Inflected Forms

McLeod gauges (plural) McLeod gage (alternative)

Phrases

sticky vacuum

Frequently Paired Words

sticky vacuum

Questions

What does mcleod gauge mean?
a device, rather like a manometer, used to measure low pressures close to that of a vacuum, by using an application of Boyle's law
Where does mcleod gauge come from?
Invented in 1874 by Herbert McLeod.

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