单词 | electricity meter |
释义 | > as lemmaselectricity meter electricity meter n. a meter that measures the amount of electrical energy used, esp. by a domestic consumer; (also) a prepayment meter for the supply of electricity. ΚΠ 1878 Decatur (Illinois) Daily Rev. 1 Nov. Said Mr. Edison: ‘there are three points to be perfected. I am working on them now. One is an electricity meter.’ 1950 Math. Gaz. 34 190 Next term I hope to teach them how to read a railway time-table, a gas and electricity meter, and a ready reckoner. 2007 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 18 Feb. 74 Our flat had no central heating and the electricity meter would run out of money, so we often ended up sitting in the dark. < as lemmas |
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