gas detector
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgasanddetector
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gas
noun
uk/ɡæs/us/ɡæs/
a substance in a form like air that is neither solid ...
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detector
noun[C]
uk/dɪˈtek.tər/us/dɪˈtek.tɚ/
a device used to find particular substances or things, or measure ...
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(Definition ofgasanddetectorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I want, to plead for the use—if possible the compulsory use—of some sort of automaticgasdetector.
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I have had the privilege of being one of a party to see an automaticgasdetectorin operation.
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Let me explain what happened in regard to the test of the automaticgasdetector.
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We ought to have an automaticgasdetectorwhich indicates gas without the human factor coming in.
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They check the mains, drilling holes every 10 feet and lowering thegasdetectorto check leakages.
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All the time from 1929 to the present, there have been inquiries of all kinds with regard to one particular kind of automaticgasdetector.
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Does an automaticgasdetectorexist, could its use be made compulsory, and if so, would its use prevent some of these terrible accidents?
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We want as perfect agasdetectoras is possible, for if it is not perfect it might lead us into more danger than it aims to prevent.
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A member engaged on a cable recovery operation was removing a manhole cover while another member went to the gas vehicle to obtain agasdetector.
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A typical calibration schedule for a portablegasdetectoris a daily bump test accompanied by a monthly calibration.
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The energy required to produce electron-hole-pairs is very low compared to the energy required to produce paired ions in agasdetector.
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Today colorimetricgasdetectortubes are used throughout industry as a low-cost and easy-to-use tool for detecting the presence of gases and are available from a wide range of manufacturers.
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Agasdetectorcan also sound an alarm to operators in the area where the leak is occurring, giving them the opportunity to leave the area.
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No step is being left untaken to provide gas detectors so as to make the mines more safe than at the present time.
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They have had advertisements in their annual reports in which the divisional inspectors have advocated these automatic gas detectors.
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I understand that there have been considerable experiments with gas detectors and that those experiments are quite satisfactory.
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There have been certain explosions recently in mines in which gas detectors are used.
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If so, what information does he expect to get as to the use of oil for automatic gas detectors?
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There were 17 gas detectors in this colliery and according to present information four gas detectors in the district in which the explosion took place.
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