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upsetting thermometers

upsetting thermometers is the plural of upsetting thermometer.

Meaning of upsetting thermometer

Noun

upsetting thermometer (plural upsetting thermometers)

  1. (archaic) A thermometer used by turning it upside-down. The column of mercury is broken and, as it remains until the instrument is reset, the reading may be made at leisure.

Questions about upsetting thermometers

What is upsetting thermometers the plural of?
Upsetting thermometers is the plural of upsetting thermometer.

Words near upsetting thermometers in the dictionary

  1. upsetting
  2. upsetting the apple cart
  3. upsetting the applecart
  4. upsetting the pot
  5. upsetting thermometer
  6. upsetting thermometers
  7. upsettingly
  8. upsettingness
  9. upsettings
  10. upsetts
  11. upsey

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