The metal mercury as used in the column of a barometer or thermometer. Also in extended use.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > meteorological instruments > [noun] > barometer > parts of (6) mercury1660 The metal mercury as used in the column of a barometer or thermometer. Also in extended use. receiver1682 The receptacle for mercury in a barometer. Obsolete. register plate1688 A plate on a barometer marked with a scale of atmospheric pressure and the supposed weather conditions corresponding to different pressures. Now histo… weather-plate1698 a plate marked with a scale for indicating the height of the mercury in a barometer. cistern1702 technical in various senses, as in Malting, the water-tank in which grain is soaked; in barometers, etc., the mercury-cup; in steam-engines (see… stagnum1705 The mercury-cistern of a barometer. |
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