pointer
Spanish pointer | a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches, scents out and points to game |
| German short-haired pointer | liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany,
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bloodhound |
vizsla
Hungarian pointer | Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat |
alcohol thermometer
alcohol-in-glass thermometer | thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature |
| Beckman thermometer | a mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature |
| candy thermometer | a thermometer used to determine the temperature of candy syrups during cooking |
| Centigrade thermometer | a thermometer calibrated in degrees centigrade |
clinical thermometer
mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer | a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body, graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature |
cursor
pointer | (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display, moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions |
| dry-bulb thermometer | an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb, used to measure the air temperature |
| Fahrenheit thermometer | a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit |
gas thermometer
air thermometer | thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume |
| maximum and minimum thermometer | thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures reached during a period of time |
| meat thermometer | a thermometer that is inserted into the center of a roast (with the top away from the heat source), used to measure how well done the meat is |
mercury thermometer
mercury-in-glass thermometer | thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit, mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube |
| oven thermometer | a thermometer that registers the temperature inside an oven |
| pointer | an indicator as on a dial |
| Reaumur thermometer | an alcohol thermometer calibrated in degrees Reaumur |
resistance thermometer
platinum thermometer | thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire |
| reversing thermometer | a thermometer that registers the temperature in deep waters |
| selfegistering thermometer | a thermometer that records the temperature automatically |
thermoelectric thermometer
thermel
electric thermometer | a thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure temperature |
| thermometer | measuring instrument for measuring temperature |
| wet-bulb thermometer | a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin, used in a psychrometer to measure humidity |
reading meter reading
indication | a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument, he could not believe the meter reading, the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm |
| indication | something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary, there were indications that it was time to leave |
indication
indicant | something that serves to indicate or suggest, an indication of foul play, indications of strain, symptoms are the prime indicants of disease |
| indication | (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure, the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics |
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pointer | a mark to indicate a direction or relation |
| indication denotation | the act of indicating or pointing out by name |