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TERMOMETRO MERCURIO VIDRIO [1 record]

Record 1 2025-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Collaboration with the FAO
CONT

Mercury-in-glass thermometers consist of a narrow-bore glass tube with a reservoir of mercury which expands and contracts with changes in temperature. The glass tube is graduated with a temperature scale and the temperature at the bulb of the thermometer is indicated by the level of mercury in the tube.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
CONT

Chaque autoclave et/ou stérilisateur devrait être muni d'au moins un thermomètre. À l'heure actuelle, le thermomètre à mercure en verre est reconnu comme le meilleur instrument de référence.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de medida
  • Colaboración con la FAO
CONT

Un termómetro de mercurio en vidrio es un termómetro que proporciona lecturas de temperatura a través de la expansión y contracción del mercurio dentro de un tubo calibrado.

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