thermometer
noun/θəˈmɒmɪtə(r)/
/θərˈmɑːmɪtər/
- an instrument used for measuring the temperature of the air, a person’s body, etc.
- a thermometer reading
Extra ExamplesTopics Healthcarec1- the reading on the thermometer
- He stuck a thermometer in her mouth.
- If the thermometer reads 98.6°F, then you don't have a fever.
- Check that the roast is cooked right through, using a meat thermometer.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- clinical
- digital
- …
- insert
- place in
- stick in
- …
- measure something
- read something
- reading
- on a/the thermometer
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French thermomètre or modern Latin thermometrum, from thermo- ‘of heat’ + -metrum ‘measure’.
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