- alcohol thermometer
- a liquid-in-glass thermometer in which alcohol is the liquid used.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
alcohol thermometer
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alcohol thermometer — spiritinis termometras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. alcohol thermometer vok. Alkoholthermometer, n rus. спиртовой термометр, m pranc. thermomètre à alcool, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
alcohol thermometer — noun 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 • Syn: ↑alcohol in glass thermometer • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
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Thermometer — Ther*mom e*ter (th[ e]r*m[o^]m [ e]*t[ e]r), n. [Thermo + meter: cf. F. thermom[ e]tre. See {Thermal}.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring temperature, founded on the principle that changes of temperature in bodies are accompanied by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thermometer — ► NOUN ▪ an instrument for measuring and indicating temperature, typically consisting of a graduated glass tube containing mercury or alcohol which expands when heated … English terms dictionary
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