Beckman thermometer

Definitions of Beckman thermometer
  1. noun
    a mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature
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    type of:
    mercury thermometer, mercury-in-glass thermometer
    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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