gas meter

gas me·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gas mee-ter]
- /gæs ˈmi tər/
- /ɡæs ˈmiː.tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gas mee-ter]
- /gæs ˈmi tər/

Definitions of gas meter words

noun gas meter an apparatus for measuring and recording the amount of gas produced or consumed, especially such an apparatus metering the amount of household gas piped into a dwelling. 1
noun gas meter meter measuring gas used 1
noun gas meter an apparatus for measuring and recording the amount of gas passed through it 0
noun gas meter an instrument for measuring the quantity of a gas, esp. of illuminating gas consumed as fuel 0

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Origin of gas meter

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15

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Parts of speech for Gas meter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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gas meter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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