gas gaugen.1
/ˈɡas ɡeɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈɡæs ˌɡeɪdʒ/ A device for indicating the pressure of gas.
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the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > pressure > fluid pressure > measuring instruments
air gauge1787
piezometer1820
gas gauge1836
pressure gauge1836
thermometer-gauge1841
kymograph1855
telemanometer1884
tensimeter1907
isoteniscope1910
Pirani gauge1911
Knudsen gauge1918
Knudsen manometer1961
1836 Arcana Sci. & Art 306 Steam and Gas Gauges.—J. Radley, of Oldham, Lancaster, gentleman, for improvements in the construction of gauges for measuring the expansive pressure of steam.
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 950/1 Gas-gage, an instrument for ascertaining the pressure of gas.
1917 H. D. Dakin & E. K. Dunham Handbk. Antiseptics viii. 106 A gas gauge..is employed by means of which the desired chlorine concentration in a known quantity of water may be easily regulated.
2008 Jrnl. Alloys & Compounds 459 355/2 Before a milling operation the two valves were opened. One of them was connected to a gas gauge to measure pressure.
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gas gaugen.2
/ˈɡas ˌɡeɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈɡæs ˌɡeɪdʒ/ Chiefly North American.
= petrol gauge n. at petrol n. Compounds 2.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > fuel tank > meter indicating quantity of
petrol gauge1911
gas gauge1912
1912 Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times 17 Aug. 10/1 (advt.) Ampere hour meter on dash, gas gauge, sight feed oiler—all illuminated from lamp of Warner Speedometer.
1929 Pop. Sci. Sept. 84/1 He got Joe around to the back of the car and silently pointed to the gas gage. The tank was empty.
1979 E. Clifford Help! I'm Prisoner in Libr. i. 3 You watch that gas gauge, too. When it's down to a quarter of a tank, you remind your father to stop at a gas station.
2004 S. E. Phillips Ain't she Sweet? (2005) i. 3 She checked the gas gauge. She was running on fumes.
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