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1. 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 the tube.
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3. 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 the tube.
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4. thermometer
noun. ['θɝˈmɑːmətɝ'] measuring instrument for measuring temperature.
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- thermometer (English)
- thermomètre (French)
5. mercury
noun. ['ˈmɝːkjɝi'] a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures.
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- mercury (English)
- Mercury (English)
- Mercurius (Latin)
6. mercury
noun. ['ˈmɝːkjɝi'] temperature measured by a mercury thermometer.
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- mercury (English)
- Mercury (English)
- Mercurius (Latin)