| 单词 | reversing thermometer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasreversing thermometer reversing thermometer n. a mercury thermometer which records the temperature when inverted and retains its reading until its orientation is restored, typically used to measure the temperature at depth in the ocean. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > measurement of temperature > [noun] > instrument > other specific instruments air thermometer1701 water thermometer1725 gas thermometer1837 geothermometer1838 nepheloscope1844 thanatometer1860 resistance thermometer1861 reversing thermometer1878 telethermometer1880 thermocouple1890 thermo-electroscope1895 thermodynamometer1909 ebulliometer1933 1878 Nature 22 Aug. 449/1 Prof. Mohn speaks highly of the service rendered by Negretti and Zambra's new reversing thermometer. 1928 F. S. Russell & C. M. Yonge Seas xii. 260 A ‘reversing thermometer’ is used..so that if it be suddenly turned upside down the thread of mercury is broken and a permanent record of the temperature is obtained. 2002 Science 15 Feb. 1275/3 Before the 1970s, temperatures were derived from pressure-protected reversing thermometers, which were accurate to 0·02°C. < as lemmas |
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