Meaning of MERCURY THERMOMETER

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	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
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	Synonyms:		mercury-in-glass thermometer
	See Also:		Beckman thermometer, bulb, clinical thermometer, mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer, thermometer