Galileo thermometer

noun

A thermometer made of a sealed glass cylinder containing a clear liquid and several glass vessels of varying densities. As temperature changes, the individual floats rise or fall in proportion to their respective density.

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Galilean thermometer
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Meanings

nounGalileo thermometer (plural Galileo thermometers)

plural Galileo thermometers

  1. A thermometer made of a sealed glass cylinder containing a clear liquid and several glass vessels of varying densities. As temperature changes, the individual floats rise or fall in proportion to their respective density.

    Synonyms: Galilean thermometer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA thermometer made of a sealed glass cylinder containing a clear liquid and several glass vessels of varying densities. As temperature changes, the individual floats rise or fall in proportion to their respective density.

Similar
Galilean thermometer

Origin

Named after Galileo Galilei, who discovered the principle on it is based: that the density of a liquid changes in proportion to its temperature.

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Galileo thermometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galileo%20thermometer

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