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McLeod gauge

McLeod gauge noun: a device, rather like a manometer, used to measure low pressures close to that of a vacuum, by using an application of Boyle's law.

Noun

McLeod gauge (plural McLeod gauges)

  1. a device, rather like a manometer, used to measure low pressures close to that of a vacuum, by using an application of Boyle's law

Forms of McLeod gauge

pluralMcLeod gauges
alternative formMcLeod gage

Origin of McLeod gauge

Invented in 1874 by Herbert McLeod.

Questions about McLeod gauge

What does McLeod gauge mean?
McLeod gauge means a device, rather like a manometer, used to measure low pressures close to that of a vacuum, by using an application of Boyle's law.
What part of speech is McLeod gauge?
McLeod gauge is a noun.
What is the plural of McLeod gauge?
The plural of McLeod gauge is McLeod gauges.

Words near McLeod gauge in the dictionary

  1. McLennon
  2. McLeod
  3. McLeod County
  4. McLeod gage
  5. McLeod gages
  6. McLeod gauge
  7. McLeod gauges
  8. McLeod syndrome
  9. McLeods
  10. McLeods Shoot
  11. McLerie

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