angle-stem thermometer
angle-stem thermometer
[′aŋ·gəl ¦stem thər′mäm·əd·ər] (engineering)
A device used to measure temperatures in oil-custody tanks; the angle of the calibrated stem may be 90° or greater to the sensitive portion of the thermometer, as needed to fit the tank shell contour.
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