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maximum thermometer
maximum thermometer Thermometer that records the highest temperature to which it has been exposed (e.g. by allowing a rise of mercury past a restriction in the tube, but preventing the mercury's return on contraction). It is most commonly used to record maximum daily temperatures.
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Thermometers that take the heat
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/21/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...critical. Using a thermometer can mean the difference...two basic types of thermometers - bimetal and glass...the following: Oven thermometers: Although conventional...spots. A supplemental thermometer provides an added...problem areas. Oven thermometers typically register...
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THERMOMETERS A HOT ITEM IN ONSET; FOOD'S GOOD FOR YOU IN MAINE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/13/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...with working thermometers designed by...graduate; a French thermometer for measuring...Records that his thermometer collection does...a paltry 384 thermometers. SIDEBAR...PORTER THERMOMETER MUSEUM ONSET...
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 "Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)")
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Thermometers: Which ones are best?
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 9/6/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...things can affect the thermometer's readings so that...recommends digital thermometers for patients of all ages. Rectal digital thermometers should be used for...cannot hold an oral thermometer properly under their...recommend rectal mercury thermometers for babies. They...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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THERMOMETER SWAP: MERCURY FOR MERCURY BUT BATTERIES IN NEW PRODUCT POSE MUCH LESS OF HAZARD, COUNTY SAYS.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 2/5/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...mercury-containing thermometer for another...mercury-free thermometers, one wonders...mercury-containing thermometer with another...powered, digital thermometers at roughly $5...batteries in digital thermometers, like the one...King County's thermometer exchange, call...
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Thermometers take a lot of heat
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/3/2003; ; 700+ words
; How Come? Thermometers take a lot of...2003 How does a thermometer take your temperature...plastic digital thermometers, there were...today most fever thermometers don't use mercury. A safer thermometer option is alcohol...
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Like people, thermometers come in different shapes, sizes
Newspaper article from: The Topeka ; 11/14/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...many mercury thermometers around anymore...the mercury thermometer companies were...electrical resistance thermometers of extreme accuracy...air across the thermometer, giving a more...Weather Service thermometers are mounted...
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Electronic thermometers gain ground.
Magazine article from: Chain Drug Review; 7/27/1998; 700+ words
; ...or move out of place. Digital thermometers are also offered by Safety 1st...shut-off, while an underarm thermometer has a large digital display and...Continued sales growth for electronic thermometers is signaled by a survey conducted...
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Which thermometer? It makes a big difference.
Magazine article from: Sunset; 11/1/1986; 700+ words
; ...purposes. Which thermometer for what use...off in mind: thermometers with wider temperature...temperature thermometer, since the short...Instant-read thermometers, designed for...needs. Microwave thermometers are all-purpose...types. With any thermometer, expect price...
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MERCURY THERMOMETER EXCHANGE AT EARTHFEST
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...trash. DISPOSAL OF THERMOMETERS Thermometers should be brought to a thermometer exchange or the Knoxville...to stop using mercury thermometers and to dispose of them...properly. Should a mercury thermometer break, parents and...
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USED MERCURY THERMOMETER EXCHANGE SET FOR MARCH 3
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/19/2007; 700+ words
; ...mercury in the thermometer. This event will...replace used mercury thermometers with battery...transporting the thermometers, please bring...available or the thermometer is broken, the...can easily break thermometers and they find...event a mercury thermometer breaks, the public...
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Thermometer
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...to hernetically seal the thermometer, thereby eliminating outside...There are many types of thermometers in use today: the recording thermometer uses a pen on a rotating...readings; the digital readout thermometers often coupled with other...
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thermometer
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
thermometer instrument...Sanctorius devised thermometers consisting...the three thermometers now most...medium; the thermometer of Ré...used as a thermometer for measuring...in-glass thermometers. It is based...
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wet-bulb thermometer
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
wet-bulb thermometer A thermometer, the bulb of which is kept moist by a thin cloth (e.g...saturated, evaporation from the muslin keeps the wet-bulb thermometer at a lower temperature than the dry-bulb thermometer beside...
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dry-bulb thermometer
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
dry-bulb thermometer A thermometer that registers normal air temperature. It may be used in conjunction with a wet-bulb thermometer : the relative humidity can be found by measuring the depression of temperature registered by the wet bulb. See also hygrometer and psychrometer .
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maximum thermometer
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
maximum thermometer Thermometer that records the highest temperature to which it has been exposed (e.g. by allowing a rise of mercury past a restriction in the tube, but preventing the mercury's return on contraction). It is most commonly...
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