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gas thermometer

noun

  1. a device for measuring temperature by observing the change in either pressure or volume of an enclosed gas.


gas thermometer

noun

  1. 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gas thermometer1

First recorded in 1875–80
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The air thermometer agrees most nearly with that of the ideally perfect gas thermometer, while the mercurial thermometer differs very much from it in some cases.

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The permanent character of helium might be taken advantage of in its application to the gas thermometer.

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