"vacuum gauge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vacuum gauges [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} vacuum gauge (plural vacuum gauges)
  1. (physics) An instrument that is used to measure very low pressures of gases. Categories (topical): Physics Synonyms: vacuum gage [US] Translations (vacuum gauge): вакуумметър (vakuummetǎr) (Bulgarian), vacuomètre [masculine] (French), Vakuummeter [neuter] (German), vuotometro [masculine] (Italian), vacuometro [masculine] (Italian), vacuómetro [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-vacuum_gauge-en-noun-XFpPViRz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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