gas thermometer
noun
a device for measuring temperature by observing the change in either pressure or volume of an enclosed gas.
Origin of gas thermometer
1First recorded in 1875–80
Words Nearby gas thermometer
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How to use gas thermometer in a sentence
The permanent character of helium might be taken advantage of in its application to the gas thermometer.
British Dictionary definitions for gas thermometer
gas thermometer
noun
a device for measuring temperature by observing the pressure of gas at a constant volume or the volume of a gas kept at a constant pressure
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