thermometer
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- noun
- /θərˈmɑːmɪtər/
- The Hawking temperature is the temperature seen by a thermometer far from the black hole.
- thermometer measures temperature
- digital thermometer
- infrared thermometer
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Watch on YouTubeExcept this was not the first such thermometer ever created.
- Except this was not the first such thermometer ever created.
- OK, so we have a thermometer, measures temperature, manometer measures the pressure.
- Make sure you read the instructions on the thermometer, how to insert it, how to read it, how to clean it.
- So light goes to your thermometer as well, all right.
- I thought this was a thermometer where it was going.
- So you lower the thermometer down near the horizon.
- OK, so test leads and thermometer is great.
- New COVID variants better check that thermometer because you burnt Subway.
Examples
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Each patient had his or her own blood pressure cuff and thermometer beside the bed.
Academic text (1996) -
I think you should get a thermometer and get a scale.
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If they were using a thermometer, this would never ever happen.
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All right, so I'm going to try this thermometer out first.
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I want to see what the temperature is on the thermometer on your back porch.
Fiction book (1994) -
Yes, there he was, peering at the grill's thermometer with his glasses raised.
Fiction book (1995) -
He checked the temperature of the meat with a thermometer to ensure it was cooked properly.
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To see how hot the water is, you should use a thermometer.
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The doctor used a digital thermometer to measure the patient's fever.
Synonyms
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A device you put into meat to check its inside temperature while cooking
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A device made of two different metal wires joined together that makes a small electric signal when temperatures differ
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A small kitchen tool that measures sugar syrup temperature when making candy
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A small tool that measures the temperature inside an oven
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A glass tube with mercury that rises to show temperature
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A device that measures temperature by sensing pressure changes in trapped air
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A glass tube with alcohol that rises to show temperature
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A thermometer that measures temperature by the pressure change of a gas in a fixed space
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A small device for measuring a person's body temperature
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A device that measures temperature using electric signals
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A tool that shows temperature in degrees Celsius
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A device that measures temperature using electricity created where two different metals join
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A tool that measures temperature by how easily electricity passes through a metal wire
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A tool that measures temperature using a platinum wire that changes how electricity flows when heated
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A thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures over time
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A device that shows temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
A glass tube containing mercury that rises to show temperature
A device that measures temperature using a small electric current
A device that measures air temperature with a dry bulb
An instrument that measures a liquid's density and temperature
An instrument that measures a liquid's temperature and how heavy it is for its size
A device that records temperature changes over time on a graph
A device that records temperature by itself without someone watching it
A tool that measures temperature from far away
An instrument that measures water temperature deep in the sea
An alcohol thermometer that measures temperature in degrees Réaumur and was used long ago
A device that measures very low temperatures
A mercury thermometer that measures very small changes in temperature
A glass tube with mercury that measures body temperature
Compounds
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A small kitchen tool that measures sugar syrup temperature when making candy
- Specialized
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5.9
A device that measures temperature by sensing pressure changes in trapped air
- Specialized
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4.9
A thermometer that measures temperature by the pressure change of a gas in a fixed space
- Specialized
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A small tool with a bulb covered in a wet cloth used to measure humidity
- Specialized
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A thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures over time
- Specialized
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6.8
A tool that measures temperature by how easily electricity passes through a metal wire
- Specialized
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6.4
A tool that measures temperature using a platinum wire that changes how electricity flows when heated
- Specialized
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7.9
A device that measures temperature using electricity created where two different metals join
- Specialized
A mercury thermometer that measures very small changes in temperature
A glass thermometer with alcohol that rises when it gets warm and falls when it gets cold
A glass tube with mercury that measures body temperature
- Archaic
An alcohol thermometer that measures temperature in degrees Réaumur and was used long ago
- Specialized
A device that records temperature by itself without someone watching it
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Etymology
The word thermometer comes from two Greek parts: thermo- meaning 'heat' and -meter meaning 'measure', the same idea you see in thermal and speedometer. So a thermometer is literally a tool to 'measure heat', which is why we use it to check temperature.