noun
a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe
• Syn: ↑gasometer
• Hypernyms: ↑meter
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noun : an instrument for recording the quantity of gas passing through a particular outlet
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an apparatus for measuring and recording the amount of gas produced or consumed, esp. such an apparatus metering the amount of household gas piped into a dwelling.
[1805-15]
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gas meter noun
An instrument for measuring gas consumed
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Main Entry: ↑gas
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a machine that measures the amount of gas that you have used in your house, so that the gas company knows how much money to charge you
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gas meter,
an apparatus for measuring the amount of gas produced or consumed.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.