thermometer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from French thermomètre; equivalent to thermo- + -meter.
Meanings
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An apparatus used to measure temperature.
On the wall were hanging thermometers, barometers, and hydrometers, and every other sort of ometer, numberless, dusty, and mysterious; […]
1843, John Holmes Agnew, Eclectic Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art:The brothers had thrust the thermometer between two circuit boards in order to look for hot spots inside m zero. The thermometer’s dial was marked “Beef Rare—Ham—Beef Med—Pork.” “You want to keep the machine below ‘Pork,’” Gregory remarked.
1992 March 2, Richard Preston, “The Mountains of Pi”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2020:Elsewhere, professionals could enthuse over new precision instruments capable, for instance, of measuring weights down to a tenth of a milligram, or over a host of self-registering thermometers and barometers, microscopes, typewriters, calculators and all sorts of technical and musical devices, including automatic concertinas, edeophones, auto-harps, bigophones and other long-forgotten objects.
1978, Jan Romein, The Watershed of Two Eras: Europe in 1900, page 303:There are, of course, smart speakers (which roughly a quarter of American homes have) and smart thermostats, as well as smart thermometers, smart mattress covers, smart coffee makers, smart doorbells, and even, yes, smart toasters.
2018 December 18, Joe Pinsker, “The Coming Commodification of Life at Home”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2019: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.
1835, John Ross, James Clark Ross, Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1, pages 284–5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thermometre | alternative, nonstandard | lexicographic | |
| thermometers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
thermometer code · Reaumur's thermometer · contact thermometer · capillary thermometer · fever thermometer · thermometer scale · geothermometer · Fahrenheit's thermometer · electronic thermometer · patio thermometer · Delisle's thermometer · Kata thermometer · Celsius's thermometer · Beckmann thermometer · Reaumur thermometer · self-registering thermometer · ethanol-filled thermometer · alcohol thermometer · mercurial thermometer · constant-volume thermometer · auxiliary thermometer · bath thermometer · Centigrade thermometer · calibrated thermometer · mechanical registering thermometer · bimetallic stem thermometer · palaeothermometer · oven thermometer · Linnaeus's thermometer · wire-wound thermometer · candy thermometer · non-registering thermometer · galvanothermometer · wine thermometer · upsetting thermometer · maximum minimum thermometer · Coulomb Blockade Thermometer · minimum maximum thermometer · vapor pressure thermometer · turnover-thermometer · reversing thermometer · medical thermometer · Celsius thermometer · Réaumur's thermometer · unprotected reversing thermometer · digital thermometer · mercury-filled thermometer · read the thermometer · freezer thermometer · primary thermometer · adjustable contact · liquid crystal thermometer · Réaumur thermometer · chronothermometer · filament thermometer · recording thermometer · toluene-filled thermometer · thermometer column · protected thermometer · Six's maximum and minimum thermometer · wet-bulb thermometer · bimetallic thermometer · unprotected thermometer · empirical thermometer · reference thermometer · mercury thermometer · direct-reading thermometer · minimum and maximum thermometer · Linnaeus thermometer · Linnaeus' thermometer · remote-reading thermometer · medical centigrade thermometer · secondary thermometer · dial thermometer · ear thermometer · constant volume thermometer · electronic registering thermometer · thermometerless · registering thermometer · fridge thermometer · thermometer bulb · maximum and minimum thermometer · maximum-minimum thermometer · clinical thermometer · vapour pressure thermometer · mercury-in-glass thermometer · kata thermometer · minimum-maximum thermometer · magnetic thermometer · telethermometer · air thermometer · thermometer reading · Delisle thermometer · Celsius' thermometer · sugar thermometer · standard thermometer · Galileo thermometer · water thermometer · spirit thermometer · paleothermometer · film thermometer · centigrade thermometer · constant pressure thermometer · liquid-in-glass thermometer · pill thermometer · bulb of a thermometer · Fahrenheit thermometer · constant-pressure thermometer · the thermometer shows 100 degrees · maximum thermometer · nanothermometer · pocket thermometer · Galilean thermometer · air-temperature thermometer · resistance thermometer · Hauksbee thermometer · kerosene thermometer · differential thermometer · platinum resistance thermometer · the thermometer is pointing to 7 degrees · bi-metal mechanical thermometer · Beckmann differential thermometer · thermometer temperature reading · constant volume air thermometer · constant volume gas thermometer · meat thermometer · calibrate a thermometer · steel-tube mercury thermometer · Galileo's thermometer · constant pressure air thermometer · minimum thermometer · Hauksbee's thermometer · forehead thermometer · infrared thermometer · absolute thermometer · glass thermometer · spirit-filled thermometer · kerosene-filled thermometer · Six's thermometer
Descendants
Relateds
barometer · temperature gun · thermostat · thermometry · thermocouple · thermometric · temperature sensor · thermistor · thermoscope · hygrometer · thermometrically · thermometrical
Translations (162)
zu isikalakushisa (apparatus used to measure temperature) · km កែវស្ទង់កំដៅ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · fi lämpömittari‚ kuumemittari (apparatus used to measure temperature) · hu hőmérő (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ky термометр (apparatus used to measure temperature) · bn উষ্মমাপক (apparatus used to measure temperature) · sw kipimajoto (apparatus used to measure temperature) · sl toplomér (apparatus used to measure temperature) · uz termometr (apparatus used to measure temperature) · nb termometer (apparatus used to measure temperature) · az istilikölçən (apparatus used to measure temperature) · nv hadoh dóó hakʼaz neiłkidígíí (apparatus used to measure temperature) · cmn 體溫錶 /体温表 (apparatus used to measure temperature) · it termometro (apparatus used to measure temperature) · mi ine-mahana (apparatus used to measure temperature) · nl thermometer (apparatus used to measure temperature) · fa دَماسَنْج (apparatus used to measure temperature) · th เครื่องวัดอุณหภูมิ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · nn gradestokk (apparatus used to measure temperature) · th เทอร์มอมิเตอร์ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · sq termometër (apparatus used to measure temperature) · he מדחום (apparatus used to measure temperature) · de Thermometer (apparatus used to measure temperature) · tg термометр (apparatus used to measure temperature) · fo hitamátari (apparatus used to measure temperature) · yi טערמאָמעטער (apparatus used to measure temperature) · tl termometro (apparatus used to measure temperature) · mr थर्मामीटर (apparatus used to measure temperature) · mn дулааны хэмжүүр (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ar مِيزَانُ الْحَرَارَة (apparatus used to measure temperature) · te ఉష్ణమాపకం (apparatus used to measure temperature) · kmr têhnpîv (apparatus used to measure temperature) · gv tempreilyssane (apparatus used to measure temperature) · bg топломе́р (apparatus used to measure temperature) · sh tȅrmometar (apparatus used to measure temperature) · th ปรอท (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ru термо́метр (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ckt омтэнмычъын (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ss silinganisi kushisa (apparatus used to measure temperature) · su ᮒᮦᮁᮙᮧᮙᮦᮒᮨᮁ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · mk топломер (apparatus used to measure temperature) · id termometer (apparatus used to measure temperature) · tg дамосанҷ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ta வெப்பமானி (apparatus used to measure temperature) · mn ᠬᠠᠯᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠯ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · crh termometr (apparatus used to measure temperature) · id pengukur suhu (apparatus used to measure temperature) · de Wärmemesser (apparatus used to measure temperature) · lt termometras (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ps ترماميټر (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ug تېرمومېتىر (apparatus used to measure temperature) · kk термометр (apparatus used to measure temperature) · bo དྲོ་གྲང་ལྟ་ཆས (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ps ميزان الحراره (apparatus used to measure temperature) · da termometer (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ms termometer (apparatus used to measure temperature) · fr thermomètre (apparatus used to measure temperature) · kw tempredhell (apparatus used to measure temperature) · mr तापमापक (apparatus used to measure temperature) · uk гра́дусник (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ga teirmiméadar (apparatus used to measure temperature) · fo fepurstokkur (apparatus used to measure temperature) · az istiölçən (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ar مِقْيَاسُ الْحَرَارَة (apparatus used to measure temperature) · cy tymeriadur (apparatus used to measure temperature) · cs teploměr (apparatus used to measure temperature) · es termómetro (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ja 体温計 (apparatus used to measure temperature) · sh то̏пломје̄р (apparatus used to measure temperature) · mn халууны шил (apparatus used to measure temperature) · pdt Grodglauss (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ko 체온계 (apparatus used to measure temperature) · la thermometrum (apparatus used to measure temperature) · be тэрмо́метр (apparatus used to measure temperature) · kn ಉಷ್ಣಮಾಪಕ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ms jangka suhu (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ko 온도계 (apparatus used to measure temperature) · is hitamælir (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ti ተርሞሜተር (apparatus used to measure temperature) · tl initsukod (apparatus used to measure temperature) · fo hitamálari (apparatus used to measure temperature) · nl warmtemeter (apparatus used to measure temperature) · sv termometer (apparatus used to measure temperature) · pi uṇha-māṇaka (apparatus used to measure temperature) · hy ջերմաչափ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ryu 寒暖計 (apparatus used to measure temperature) · uk термо́метр (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ia thermometro (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ar تِرْمُومِتْر (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ja 温度計 (apparatus used to measure temperature) · th ปรอทวัดอุณหภูมิ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · lv termometrs (apparatus used to measure temperature) · tk termometr (apparatus used to measure temperature) · bg термоме́тър (apparatus used to measure temperature) · sh tȍplomjēr (apparatus used to measure temperature) · az qızdırmaölçən (apparatus used to measure temperature) · gu ઉષ્ણતામાપક (apparatus used to measure temperature) · bn থার্মোমিটার (apparatus used to measure temperature) · sh то̏пломе̄р (apparatus used to measure temperature) · be гра́дуснік (apparatus used to measure temperature) · sv temperaturmätare (apparatus used to measure temperature) · sk teplomer (apparatus used to measure temperature) · tg ҳароратсанҷ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · mn ᠳᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠦ ᠬᠡᠮᠵᠢᠭᠦᠷ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · eo termometro (apparatus used to measure temperature) · th มาตรอุณหภูมิ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · el θερμόμετρο (apparatus used to measure temperature) · mk термоме́тар (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ml താപമാപിനി (apparatus used to measure temperature) · sh те̏рмометар (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ne तापमापी (apparatus used to measure temperature) · tr sıcaklıkölçer (apparatus used to measure temperature) · br gwrezverker (apparatus used to measure temperature) · mn ᠲᠧᠷᠮᠣᠮᠧᠲ᠋ᠷ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · crh sıcaqölçer (apparatus used to measure temperature) · cmn 溫度計 /温度计 (apparatus used to measure temperature) · cmn 寒暑錶 /寒暑表 (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ur تَھرْما مِیٹَر (apparatus used to measure temperature) · af termometer (apparatus used to measure temperature) · cmn 溫度錶 /温度表 (apparatus used to measure temperature) · hu lázmérő (apparatus used to measure temperature) · vo tärmomet (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ca termòmetre (apparatus used to measure temperature) · nr isimedimtjhiso (apparatus used to measure temperature) · sh tȍplomēr (apparatus used to measure temperature) · scn tirmòmitru (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ps تودښمېچ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · he מַדְחֹם (apparatus used to measure temperature) · nrf thèrmomètre (apparatus used to measure temperature) · vi nhiệt kế (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ru гра́дусник (apparatus used to measure temperature) · uk тепломі́р (apparatus used to measure temperature) · my သာမိုမီတာ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · hi तापमापी (apparatus used to measure temperature) · lo ບາຫຼອດ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · lo ບາຫລອດ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · haw ana wela (apparatus used to measure temperature) · tr termometre (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ro termometru (apparatus used to measure temperature) · tl panigi (apparatus used to measure temperature) · et kraadiklaas (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ur حرارت پیما (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ka თერმომეტრი (apparatus used to measure temperature) · jv ꦠꦺꦂꦩꦺꦴꦩꦺꦠꦼꦂ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · tl initsukat (apparatus used to measure temperature) · pl termometr (apparatus used to measure temperature) · pt termômetro (apparatus used to measure temperature) · nb gradestokk (apparatus used to measure temperature) · be тэрмо́мэтар (apparatus used to measure temperature) · gu તાપમાપક (apparatus used to measure temperature) · mn термометр (apparatus used to measure temperature) · gd teas-mheidh (apparatus used to measure temperature) · hi थर्मामीटर (apparatus used to measure temperature) · prs تَرْمامِیتَر (apparatus used to measure temperature) · eu termometro (apparatus used to measure temperature) · az termometr (apparatus used to measure temperature) · alt термометр (apparatus used to measure temperature) · nn termometer (apparatus used to measure temperature) · de Temperaturmesser (apparatus used to measure temperature) · lo ເຄື່ອງແທກອຸນນະພູມ (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ar مِحْرَار (apparatus used to measure temperature) · ml ഉഷ്ണമാപിനി (apparatus used to measure temperature)