Thermometer

Definition: Meaning of, thermometer in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / θəˈmɒmɪtə /

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thermometer	thermometers

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thermometer used in phrases

Beckman thermometer (noun)
1. a mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature
Centigrade thermometer (noun)
1. a thermometer calibrated in degrees centigrade
Fahrenheit thermometer (noun)
1. a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit
Reaumur thermometer (noun)
1. an alcohol thermometer calibrated in degrees Réaumur
air thermometer (noun)
1. thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume
alcohol thermometer (noun)
1. 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
alcohol-in-glass thermometer (noun)
1. 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 (noun)
1. a thermometer used to determine the temperature of candy syrups during cooking
clinical thermometer (noun)
1. a THERMOMETER for measuring the temperature of your body
dry-bulb thermometer (noun)
1. an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature
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1744-1829 french naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics

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