Meanings
nounvacuum gauge (plural vacuum gauges)
plural vacuum gauges · alternative vacuum gage
- natural sciencesAn instrument that is used to measure very low pressures of gases.
The usual comprehensive gauges were available, including the pyrometer, which was to show some 350 deg C. throughout the journey, and the smokebox vacuum gauge, which is closely observed when working the engine heavily.
1961 March, ""Balmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 150
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian вакуумметър
- вакуумметър (vakuummetăr)vacuum gauge
French vacuomètre
- vacuomètrevacuum gauge
German Vakuummeter
- Vakuummetervacuum gauge
Italian vuotometro, vacuometro
- vuotometrovacuum gauge
- vacuometrovacuum gauge
Spanish vacuómetro
- vacuómetrovacuum gauge
Swedish vakuummätare
- vakuummätarevacuum gauge
Cite this entry
APA
vacuum gauge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacuum%20gauge
MLA
“vacuum gauge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacuum%20gauge. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vacuum gauge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacuum%20gauge.
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