minimum thermometer

noun

1. a thermometer designed to show the lowest temperature recorded between resettings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of minimum thermometer¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

There is also on the coupé a brass-gilt little rack for holding my book or newspaper, as well as a minimum thermometer.

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In the morning the minimum thermometer registered -58° F. We were evidently passing from the storms and open water of Smith Sound, from warm, moist air to a still, dry climate, with very low temperature.

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On opening the meat on the following morning, it was still warm, although the minimum thermometer registered -80° F. for the night.

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Terrestrial Radiation Thermometer is an alcohol minimum thermometer, with the graduations etched upon the stem, and protected by a glass shield, as shown in figure 65, instead of being mounted on a frame.

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A thermometer constructed to register the highest temperature is usually called a maximum thermometer; one to show the lowest temperature is termed a minimum thermometer; and if made to record both extremes of temperature, it is designated a maximum-and-minimum thermometer.

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