thermometer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An apparatus used to measure temperature.

Pronunciation

/θəˈmɒm.ɪ.tə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-thermometre.wav /θɚˈmɑ.mɪ.tɚ/ en-us-thermometer.ogg /t̪ʰə(r)ˈmɔmiʈə(r)/ /t̪ʰə(r)mo.miʈə(r)/

Word forms

thermometer thermometers thermometre

Etymology

Borrowed from French thermomètre; equivalent to thermo- + -meter.

Derived words

absolute thermometer adjustable contact air-temperature thermometer air thermometer alcohol thermometer auxiliary thermometer bath thermometer Beckmann differential thermometer Beckmann thermometer bimetallic stem thermometer bimetallic thermometer bi-metal mechanical thermometer bulb of a thermometer calibrate a thermometer calibrated thermometer candy thermometer capillary thermometer Celsius's thermometer Celsius' thermometer Celsius thermometer Centigrade thermometer clinical thermometer constant pressure air thermometer constant pressure thermometer constant-pressure thermometer constant volume air thermometer constant volume gas thermometer constant-volume thermometer constant volume thermometer contact thermometer Coulomb Blockade Thermometer Delisle's thermometer Delisle thermometer dial thermometer differential thermometer digital thermometer direct-reading thermometer ear thermometer electronic registering thermometer electronic thermometer empirical thermometer ethanol-filled thermometer Fahrenheit's thermometer Fahrenheit thermometer fever thermometer filament thermometer film thermometer forehead thermometer freezer thermometer fridge thermometer Galilean thermometer Galileo's thermometer Galileo thermometer geothermometer glass thermometer Hauksbee's thermometer Hauksbee thermometer infrared thermometer kata thermometer kerosene-filled thermometer
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