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noun |
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an instrument for measuring temperature, esp. a sealed glass tube with a calibrated scale on the outside and a column of liquid, usu. mercury, inside that rises or falls as the temperature changes.
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thermometric (adj.), thermometrical (adj.), thermometrically (adv.) |
Thermometer comes from two ancient Greek words that mean "heat" and "measure."