gas container

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• gas|om|e|ter — «gas OM uh tuhr», noun. 1. a container, such as a large cylindrical tank, for storing household gas. 2. Chemistry. a container for holding and measuring any gas. ╂[< French gazomètre < gaz gas + mètre a measure < Greek métron] …   Useful english dictionary

• gas — [gas] n. pl. gases or gasses [gas′iz] [ModL, altered by Van Helmont (1577 1644), Belgian chemist (with g pronounced, as in Du, as a voiced fricative) < Gr chaos, air (see CHAOS), term used by Paracelsus] 1. the fluid form of a substance in… …   English World dictionary

• gas jar — noun A tall, narrow, cylindrical glass vessel for collecting and holding a gas in chemical experiments • • • Main Entry: ↑gas * * * gas jar UK US noun [countable] [singular gas jar plural …   Useful english dictionary

• gas tank — gas ,tank noun count AMERICAN the container inside a car or other vehicle that holds the gas that it uses in order to run …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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• gas — gasless, adj. /gas/, n., pl. gases, v., gassed, gassing. n. 1. Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid. 2. any such fluid or mixture of fluids. 3. any… …   Universalium

• Gas turbine — Microturbine redirects here. For turbines in electricity, see Small wind turbine. For turbines driven by the flow of gas, see Turbine. A typical axial flow gas turbine turbojet, the J85, sectioned for display. Flow is left to right, multistage… …   Wikipedia

• Gas holder — A gasometer, or gas holder, is a large container where natural gas or town gas is stored near atmospheric pressure at ambient temperatures. The volume of the container follows the quantity of stored gas, with pressure coming from the weight of a… …   Wikipedia

• gas chamber — an enclosure used for the execution of prisoners by means of a poisonous gas. [1935 40] * * * ▪ execution device       method of executing condemned prisoners by lethal gas.       The gas chamber was first adopted in the U.S. state of Nevada in… …   Universalium

• Container compression test — The container compression test measures the compressive strength of packages such as boxes, drums, and cans. It usually provides a plot of deformation vs compressive force. It is commonly used to evaluate shipping containers made of corrugated… …   Wikipedia

• Gas lighting — For other uses, see Gaslight (disambiguation). Gas lighting is production of artificial light from combustion of a gaseous fuel, including hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, propane, butane, acetylene, ethylene, or natural gas. Before… …   Wikipedia