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UPSETTING THERMOMETER

\ʌpsˈɛtɪŋ θɜːmˈɒmɪtə], \ʌpsˈɛtɪŋ θɜːmˈɒmɪtə], \ʌ_p_s_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_ŋ θ_ɜː_m_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_t_ə]\

Definitions of UPSETTING THERMOMETER

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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A thermometer by merely inverting which the temperature may be registered. The column of mercury is broken and, as it remains until the instrument is reset, the reading may be made at leisure.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A thermometer by merely inverting which the temperature may be registered. The column of mercury is broken and, as it remains until the instrument is reset, the reading may be made at leisure.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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