vacuum gage
- noun
- /ˈvæk.juːm ɡeɪdʒ/
- Specialized
:
manómetro de vacío
- The technician checked the vacuum gage to ensure the chamber was properly sealed.
Examples
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If the vacuum gage registers zero, there may be a leak in the system.
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A faulty vacuum gage can lead to incorrect pressure readings in laboratory experiments.
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The vacuum gage is essential for this experiment.
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I need a new vacuum gage for my lab.
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The technician checked the vacuum gage to ensure the chamber was properly sealed.
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A faulty vacuum gage can lead to incorrect pressure readings in laboratory experiments.
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If the vacuum gage registers zero, there may be a leak in the system.
Synonyms
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3.9
A device that shows how much or how full something is, like a fuel meter
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3.8
A device that measures how hard a gas or liquid pushes inside a system
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7.4
A device that measures the pressure of gas or liquid
A tool that shows how low the air pressure is inside a container
A tool that measures things like rain or pressure
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'vacuum' (an empty space) combined with 'gage' (a measuring instrument) yields an instrument for measuring vacuum or related pressure. This straightforward noun+noun compound follows common formation patterns and would be inferable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words, even if the precise technical nuance (pressure below atmospheric) is specialized.
Etymology
The noun vacuum gage is a simple name: vacuum means empty space and gage is an old word for 'measure', so the name pictures a tool that checks how empty a space is. So today a vacuum gage is a tool that 'measures low pressure' and shows how much air is missing.