We present direct measurements of the isothermal compressibility (
T) and thermal expansion coefficient (
p) ofliquid methanol using an expansion technique. The measurements of
T were carried out along six isothermsfrom (208.17 to 298.16) K at pressures up to 101 MPa. For
p, we have measured four isobars from (0.59 to80.03) MPa from 195 K up to 300 K. Our experimental results of
p(
T) for the 0.59 MPa isobar exhibit a minimumaround 224 K. A clear shift of the minimum to higher temperatures is observed as the pressure increases alongthe different isobars. Interestingly, the minima for the isobars of
p(
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) take place within a narrow range of densities,around 26.5 mol·dm
-3 (about 3.15 times the critical density).