mercury thermometer
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mercury thermometer Definition
(n)
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
mercury thermometer Synonyms
mercury thermometer
mercury-in-glass thermometer
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