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Bourdon gauge
Bour·don gauge (plural Bour·don gaug·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
pressure gauge: a pressure gauge with a flattened curved tube that straightens under pressure, allowing the force to be measured
[After Eugène Bourdon (1808-1884), French hydraulic engineer]
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