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GASOMETER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel
Synonyms:
gas holder; gasometer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gasometer" is a kind of...):
storage tank; tank (a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe
Synonyms:
gas meter; gasometer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gasometer" is a kind of...):
meter (any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity)
