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PRESSURE GAUGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure
Synonyms:
pressure gage; pressure gauge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pressure gauge" is a kind of...):
gage; gauge (a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pressure gauge"):
manometer (a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas)
sphygmomanometer (a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure)
