mercury thermometer

/ˌmʌrkjəri θərˌmɑmədər/
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Other forms: mercury thermometers

Definitions of mercury thermometer
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: mercury-in-glass thermometer
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    types:
    Beckman thermometer
    a mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature
    clinical thermometer, mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer
    a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body; graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature
    type of:
    thermometer
    measuring instrument for measuring temperature
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