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

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-in-glass thermometer; alcohol thermometer

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

thermometer (measuring instrument for measuring temperature)