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ALCOHOL-IN-GLASS THERMOMETER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does alcohol-in-glass thermometer mean?

• ALCOHOL-IN-GLASS THERMOMETER (noun)
The noun ALCOHOL-IN-GLASS THERMOMETER has 1 sense:

1. 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

Familiarity information: ALCOHOL-IN-GLASS THERMOMETER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALCOHOL-IN-GLASS THERMOMETER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

alcohol thermometer; alcohol-in-glass thermometer

Hypernyms ("alcohol-in-glass thermometer" is a kind of...):

thermometer (measuring instrument for measuring temperature)

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