thermometer

B2
US /θɚˈmɒmɪtɚ/
noun Freq #16237

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    An apparatus used to measure temperature.

    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.

  2. 2
    noun

    measuring instrument for measuring temperature

Etymology

Borrowed from French thermomètre; equivalent to thermo- + -meter.

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