steam gauge

Boiler pressure monitor

A steam gauge is an instrument that measures steam pressure in boilers, engines, and other steam-powered equipment.

These gauges were essential during the age of steam power, indicating whether pressure was within safe operating limits.

The term appears in historical and industrial contexts: The engineer checked the steam gauge before increasing speed.

Related

locomotive · engine · needle · dial · brass · hiss · psi · meter · temperature · industrial · industrial revolution · Victorian · old fashioned · pipe · release · whistle · coal · turbine

Opposites
pressure measurement direction

steam gaugevacuum gauge

Measures sub-atmospheric pressure

barometer

Family

steam, gauge, steams, steamed, steaming, steamer, steamers, steamy, steamier

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G