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AIR THERMOMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does air thermometer mean?
• AIR THERMOMETER (noun)
The noun AIR THERMOMETER has 1 sense:
1. thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume
Familiarity information: AIR THERMOMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
air thermometer; gas thermometer
Hypernyms ("air thermometer" is a kind of...):
thermometer (measuring instrument for measuring temperature)
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