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Having the form of the letter U; specif. (Phys. Geog.),

The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.

tions of the component screws. -- Differential thermometer, a thermometer usually with a U-shaped tube terminating in two air bulbs, and containing a colored liquid, used for indicating the difference between the temperatures to which the two bulbs are exposed, by the change of position of the colored fluid, in conseq…