n.
Pronunciation: th ə (r)- ' mä-m ə -t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: French thermomètre, from Greek therm ē heat + French -o- + -mètre -meter ― more at THERM
Date: 1633
: an instrument for determining temperature especially : one consisting of a glass bulb attached to a fine tube of glass with a numbered scale and containing a liquid (as mercury or colored alcohol) that is sealed in and rises and falls with changes of temperature
– ther · mo · met · ric \ ˌ th ə r-m ə - ' me-trik \ adjective
– ther · mo · met · ri · cal · ly \ -tri-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb