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ALCOHOL THERMOMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alcohol thermometer mean?
• ALCOHOL THERMOMETER (noun)
The noun ALCOHOL 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 THERMOMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 thermometer" is a kind of...):
thermometer (measuring instrument for measuring temperature)
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