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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.

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