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|Meaning=An instrument for measuring [[temperature]] by utilizing the [[variation]] of the physical  properties of substances according to their [[thermal]] states.
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|Explanation=Thermometers may be classified into six types according to their construction: [[gas thermometer]],  [[liquid-in-glass thermometer]], [[deformation thermometer]], [[electrical thermometer]], [[liquid-in-metal thermometer|liquid-in-  metal thermometer]], and [[sonic thermometer]]. <br/>''See also'' [[thermograph]].<br/> Middleton, W. E. K., and A. F. Spilhaus 1953. Meteorological Instruments. 3d ed., rev., . 67&ndash;92.  
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">An instrument for measuring [[temperature]] by utilizing the [[variation]] of the physical  properties of substances according to their [[thermal]] states.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Thermometers may be classified into six types according to their construction: [[gas thermometer]],  [[liquid-in-glass thermometer]], [[deformation thermometer]], [[electrical thermometer]], [[liquid-in-metal thermometer|liquid-in-  metal thermometer]], and [[sonic thermometer]]. <br/>''See also'' [[thermograph]].</div><br/> </div><div class="reference">Middleton, W. E. K., and A. F. Spilhaus 1953. Meteorological Instruments. 3d ed., rev., . 67&ndash;92. </div><br/>
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Latest revision as of 11:43, 28 March 2024

An instrument for measuring temperature by utilizing the variation of the physical properties of substances according to their thermal states.

Thermometers may be classified into six types according to their construction: gas thermometer, liquid-in-glass thermometer, deformation thermometer, electrical thermometer, liquid-in- metal thermometer, and sonic thermometer.
See also thermograph.
Middleton, W. E. K., and A. F. Spilhaus 1953. Meteorological Instruments. 3d ed., rev., . 67–92.

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