US /θɚˈmɒmɪtɚ/
noun Freq #16237

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    An instrument used to measure temperature.

    The nurse used a thermometer to check the child's temperature.

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Etymology

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

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