Bourdon pressure gage

Bourdon pressure gage

[¦bu̇r·dən ′presh·ər ‚gāj]

(engineering)

A mechanical pressure-measuring instrument employing as its sensing element a curved or twisted metal tube, flattened in cross section and closed. Also known as Bourdon tube.

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