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nounmeasuring instrument for measuring temperature
Definition that contains thermometer
- air thermometer thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume
- maximum and minimum thermometer thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures reached during a period of time
- alcohol-in-glass thermometer thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature
- gas thermometer thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume
- mercury thermometer thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube
- platinum thermometer thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire
- mercury-in-glass thermometer thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube
- resistance thermometer thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire
- alcohol thermometer thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature