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mercury-in-glass thermometer — 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… … Useful english dictionary
clinical thermometer — noun 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 • Syn: ↑mercury in glass clinical thermometer • Hypernyms: ↑mercury… … Useful english dictionary
mercury thermometer — 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… … Useful english dictionary
Thermometer — A clinical mercury in glass thermometer … Wikipedia
Thermometer — A device used to measure the temperature of gaseous, liquid or solid matter or of a chemical reaction such as fire. Temperature measurement is important to a wide range of activities, including industry, scientific research, and health care. In… … Medical dictionary
thermometer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. thermostat, pyrometer, calorimeter; mercury, glass. See measurement, heat. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mercury, calorimeter, oral thermometer, anal thermometer, clinical thermometer, resistance… … English dictionary for students
Mercury (element) — gold ← mercury → thallium Cd ↑ Hg ↓ Cn … Wikipedia
thermometer — Synonyms and related words: calorimeter, clinical thermometer, cryometer, electric thermometer, galvanothermometer, gas thermometer, glass, meat thermometer, mercury, pyrometer, pyrometric cone, resistance pyrometer, telethermometer, thermal… … Moby Thesaurus
thermometer — n. a device for registering temperature. A clinical thermometer consists of a sealed narrow bore glass tube with a bulb at one end. It contains mercury, which expands when heated and rises up the tube. The tube is calibrated in degrees, and is… … The new mediacal dictionary
Medical thermometer — A medical/clinical thermometer showing the temperature of 38.7 °C Medical thermometers are used for measuring human body temperature, with the tip of the thermometer being inserted either into the mouth under the tongue (oral or sub lingual… … Wikipedia
