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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Wa·ter ther·mom·e·ter Physics A thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, for ascertaining the precise temperature at which water attains its maximum density. This is about 39° Fahr., or 4° Centigrade; and from that point down to 32° Fahr., or 0° Centigrade, or the freezing point, it expands.
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