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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- 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.
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erinmckean commented on the word upsetting thermometer
Not as upsetting as the upsetting thermocouple.
June 8, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the word upsetting thermometer
Ach, I know. They're always making scenes at parties.
June 9, 2012