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differential thermometer

[‚dif·ə′ren·chəl thər′mäm·əd·ər]
(engineering)
bimetallic thermometer
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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