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McLeod gauge

noun

Physical Chemistry.
  1. a device for determining very low gas pressures by manometrically measuring the pressure of a sample after its compression to a known fraction of its original volume.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of McLeod gauge1

Named after Herbert McLeod (1841–1932), English chemist
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Stevens came into the shop, holding a modified McLeod gauge which he had just taken from the interior of the tube.

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