Meanings
plural mercury switches
- A switch that opens and closes an electric circuit through a small amount of liquid mercury.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mercury switch
Cite this entry
mercury switch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercury%20switch
“mercury switch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercury%20switch. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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