Gas-meter
61meter — me|ter1 [ˈmi:tə US ər] n [Sense: 1 3; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: METER] 1.) a machine that measures and shows the amount of something you have used or the amount of money that you must pay water/gas/electricity meter ▪ A man came to read the… …
62meter — meter1 /mee teuhr/, n. the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a… …
63Gas trunkline — is a pipeline designed for natural gas transmission from production areas to consumption points. It is the main means of long distance gas transmission. A gas trunkline is one of the main elements of the gas transmission system and the main… …
64meter — I me•ter [[t]ˈmi tər[/t]] n. wam the base SI unit of length, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches; now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second Abbr.: m • Etymology: 1790–1800; < F mètre < Gk métron… …
65Gas condensate fields — is a single subsurface accumulation of gaseous hydrocarbons including gasoline and kerosene vapors and, less frequently, components with a higher molecular weight. In case of isothermal reduction of the formation pressure, part of them condenses… …
66meter — [ˈmiːtə] noun [C] I 1) a piece of equipment for measuring how much electricity or gas you have used 2) a parking meter II verb [T] meter [ˈmiːtə] to measure something with a meter III meter [ˈmiːtə] the American spelling of metre …
67meter reading — noun 1. a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument he could not believe the meter reading the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm • Syn: ↑reading, ↑indication •… …
68-meter — 1 suffix (in nouns) an instrument for measuring: an altimeter (=for measuring the height at which an aircraft is flying) 2 verb (T) to measure something with a meter, or supply gas, electricity etc through a meter 2 suffix the American spelling… …
69meter — An installation made by a gas, electric, or water company for the purpose of measuring the amount of the product consumed in a particular house, place of business, or factory. A lineal measure of the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 inches. See …
70meter — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a person or thing that measures, esp. an instrument for recording a quantity of gas, electricity, etc. supplied, present, or needed. 2 = parking meter (see PARK). v.tr. measure by means of a meter. Etymology: ME f. METE(1) + ER(1) …
