methanometer

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noun

An instrument, resembling a eudiometer, used to detect the presence and amount of methane, as in coal mines.

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Meanings

nounmethanometer (plural methanometers)

plural methanometers

  1. An instrument, resembling a eudiometer, used to detect the presence and amount of methane, as in coal mines.

Origin

From methane + -ometer.

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APA

methanometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methanometer

MLA

“methanometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methanometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “methanometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methanometer.

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