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pressure gauge

1. A device for measuring the pressure of a gas or liquid.

2. A device for measuring the pressure of explosions.

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pressure gauge

(General Physics) any instrument for measuring fluid pressure. See also Bourdon gauge, manometer

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pres′sure gauge`

an instrument for measuring the pressure of a gas or liquid.

[1860–65]

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pressure gauge - gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure

pressure gage

gauge, gage - a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

manometer - a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas

sphygmomanometer - a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure

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Manometer

pressure gauge

n → manometro

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