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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A [[thermometer]] in which the sensitive element consists of a compound strip of metal formed by welding together two strips of metal having different coefficients of expansion.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The curvature of the strip is a function of its [[temperature]]. It is a type of [[deformation thermometer]].</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A [[thermometer]] in which the sensitive element consists of a compound strip of metal formed by welding together two strips of metal having different coefficients of expansion.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The curvature of the strip is a function of its [[temperature]]. It is a type of [[deformation thermometer|deformation thermometer]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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bimetallic thermometer[edit | edit source]
A thermometer in which the sensitive element consists of a compound strip of metal formed by welding together two strips of metal having different coefficients of expansion.
The curvature of the strip is a function of its temperature. It is a type of deformation thermometer.
