reversing thermometer
- noun
- /rɪˈvɜrsɪŋ θərˈmɑːmɪtər/
- Specialized
:
termómetro de inversión
- The oceanographer lowered the reversing thermometer to measure the temperature several hundred meters below the surface.
Examples
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Research teams use a reversing thermometer when collecting oceanographic data during expeditions.
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The reversing thermometer measures deep water temperatures accurately.
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A reversing thermometer must be carefully handled to ensure accurate readings in deep-sea environments.
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Oceanographers often use a reversing thermometer for their research.
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Research teams deploy a reversing thermometer to measure temperature in deep ocean waters during their studies.
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The oceanographer carefully retrieved the reversing thermometer to record the temperature at depths of over 1,000 meters.
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During the expedition, the crew relied on a reversing thermometer to gather accurate temperature data from deep-sea locations.
Synonyms
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A tool that tells you how hot or cold something is
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound clearly signals a type of thermometer and the participle 'reversing' gives a general idea that the instrument involves some reversal action, so learners will grasp it is a special kind of thermometer. However, the specific technical function — registering deep-water temperatures by a reversal mechanism — is domain-specific and not predictable from the constituents alone, making the meaning only partially inferable.
Etymology
Reversing thermometer may come from old sea instruments where a small drop of liquid was flipped or reversed deep underwater to lock the temperature reading so the cold value stayed when the tool was pulled up. That's why the name means a thermometer 'to record the temperature of deep waters'.