THERMOMETER


Meaning of THERMOMETER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ thə(r)-ˈmä-mə-tər ]

noun

Etymology: French thermomètre, from Greek thermē 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 ˌthər-mə-ˈme-trik adjective

• ther·mo·met·ri·cal·ly -tri-k(ə-)lē adverb

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