upsetting thermometer
upsetting thermometer · upsetting thermometers
A thermometer used by turning it upside-downA thermometer used by turning it upside-down. The column of mercury is broken and, as it remains until the instrument is reset, the reading may be made at leisure.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)A thermometer used by turning it upside-down. The column of mercury is broken and, as it remains until the instrument is reset, the reading may be made at leisure.
Forms
plural: upsetting thermometers| Singular | upsetting thermometer |
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