Thermometer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /θəˈmɒm.ɪ.tə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thermometer is a noun meaning An apparatus used to measure temperature.
Meaning
An apparatus used to measure temperature.
Example Sentences
Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
On the wall were hanging thermometers, barometers, and hydrometers, and every other sort of ometer, numberless, dusty, and mysterious; […]
There are, of course, smart speakers (which roughly a quarter of American homes have) and smart thermostats, as well as smart thermometers, smart mattress covers, smart coffee makers, smart doorbells, and even, yes, smart toasters.
The brothers had thrust the thermometer between two circuit boards in order to look for hot spots inside m zero. The thermometer’s dial was marked “Beef Rare—Ham—Beef Med—Pork.” “You want to keep the machine below ‘Pork,’” Gregory remarked.
Word Forms
- thermometers
- thermometre
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include barometer, temperature, bulb, logger, curve, reading.
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