Water meter
Definition
A precision measuring instrument mounted on a supply pipe, used for automatically recording and accurately determining the volume of water consumed within a specific time interval; a water meter. This mechanical or digital device is essential in municipal distribution networks for monitoring consumption and accurate utility billing.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Water meter
- Water flowmeter
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun with standard regular plural forms and case inflections, widely used in technical registers. |
| Formation | Hybrid compounding within Romanian vocabulary from 'apă' (water) and the productive Greek-derived suffix '-metru' (meter). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.po.ˈme.tru] |
| Source | Lexicon of Civil Engineering, Plumbing Technology, and Municipal Infrastructure Management |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Instalatorul a sosit dis-de-dimineață pentru a înlocui vechiul apometru din baie cu unul nou, dotat cu citire de la distanță.
EN: The plumber arrived early in the morning to replace the old water meter in the bathroom with a new one equipped with remote reading.
RO: Asociația de proprietari a solicitat o verificare metrologică pentru acest apometru general din cauza unor neconcordanțe la factură.
EN: The homeowners' association requested a metrological verification for this main water meter due to invoice discrepancies.
RO: Consumul de apă înregistrat de apometru a scăzut semnificativ după ce au fost reparate toate pierderile din rețea.
EN: The water consumption recorded by the water meter dropped significantly after all network leaks were repaired.
Idioms & Phrases
Verificare metrologică la apometru / Water meter metrological verification
RO: Procedură oficială obligatorie de testare periodică a aparatului într-un laborator autorizat pentru certificarea preciziei.
EN: A mandatory official procedure of periodically testing the device in an authorized laboratory to certify its accuracy.
Apometru cu citire radio / Radio-frequency water meter / smart water meter
RO: Dispozitiv modern care transmite indexul de consum prin unde electromagnetice, eliminând necesitatea accesului fizic în locuință.
EN: A modern device transmitting the consumption index via electromagnetic waves, eliminating the need for physical access to the home.
Index de apometru / The figures displayed on the device's dial indicating the total volume of cubic meters of water consumed since its installation.
RO: Cifrele afișate pe cadranul aparatului care indică volumul total de metri cubi de apă consumați de la montarea acestuia.
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