pressure gauge

/ˌprɛʃər geɪdʒ/
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Other forms: pressure gauges

Definitions of pressure gauge
  1. noun
    gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure
    synonyms: pressure gage
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    types:
    manometer
    a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas
    sphygmomanometer
    a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure
    tensimeter
    a manometer for measuring vapor pressure
    type of:
    gage, gauge
    a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
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