noun

thermometer

thermometer

The thermometer shows it's 25 degrees Celsius.

The thermometer shows it's 25 degrees Celsius.

She used a digital thermometer to check his fever.

She used a digital thermometer to check his fever.

((a/the thermometer)) an instrument for measuring temperature The thermometer is broken.

Synonyms: temperature gauge

From Greek 'thermos' (hot) + 'metron' (measure). It literally means 'heat-measurer'.

Break it down: 'thermo-' for heat (like in thermal) and '-meter' for measuring (like in centimeter).

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