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Noun
thermometer - measuring instrument for measuring temperature
measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
alcohol-in-glass thermometer, alcohol thermometer thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature
candy thermometer a thermometer used to determine the temperature of candy syrups during cooking
capillary tube, capillary tubing, capillary a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
centigrade thermometer a thermometer calibrated in degrees centigrade
cryometer a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures
dry-bulb thermometer an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature
fahrenheit thermometer a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit
air thermometer, gas thermometer thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume
maximum and minimum thermometer thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures reached during a period of time
meat thermometer a thermometer that is inserted into the center of a roast (with the top away from the heat source); used to measure how well done the meat is
mercury-in-glass thermometer, mercury thermometer thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube
oven thermometer a thermometer that registers the temperature inside an oven
pyrometer a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures
reaumur thermometer an alcohol thermometer calibrated in degrees Reaumur
platinum thermometer, resistance thermometer thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire
reversing thermometer a thermometer that registers the temperature in deep waters
self-registering thermometer a thermometer that records the temperature automatically
telethermometer a thermometer that registers the temperature at some distant point
thermocouple, thermocouple junction a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference
electric thermometer, thermel, thermoelectric thermometer a thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure temperature
thermometrograph, thermograph a thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph as a function of time
thermopile a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series
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Substantiv
thermometer - An apparatus used to measure temperature.

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  • A thermometer (from the Greek θερμός meaning "warm" and meter, "to measure") is a device that measures temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles. A thermometer has two important elements: the temperature sensor (e.g. the bulb on a mercury thermometer) in which some physical change occurs with temperature, plus some means of converting this physical change into a value (e.g.

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  • thermometer
    A device which measures temperature or temperature gradient.

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