thermometer
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thermometer
- /θəˈmɒm.ɪ.tə/ UK
- /θɚˈmɑ.mɪ.tɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒmɪtə(ɹ)
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Borrowed from French thermomètre; equivalent to thermo- + -meter.
noun thermometers · thermometre
- An apparatus used to measure temperature. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: barometer, temperature, bulb, logger, curve, reading, registrar, freddy, thermocouple, temperature gauge, temperature sensor, pyrometer, thermograph, thermistor, medical thermometer, bimetallic thermometer
Translations
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noun apparatus used to measure temperature
| Español | termómetro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 온도계 ondogye, 체온계 che'on'gye |
| 日本語 | 温度計 ondokei, 体温計 taionkei |
| 中文 | 溫度計 /温度计 wēndùjì, 溫度錶 /温度表 wēndùbiǎo, 寒暑錶 /寒暑表 hánshǔbiǎo, 體溫錶 /体温表 tǐwēnbiǎo |
| हिन्दी | तापमापी tāpmāpī, थर्मामीटर tharmāmīṭar |
| Kiswahili | kipimajoto |
| Português | termômetro |
| Français | thermomètre |
| Deutsch | Thermometer, Wärmemesser, Temperaturmesser |
| Italiano | termometro |
| Ελληνικά | θερμόμετρο thermómetro |
| Română | termometru |
| Русский | термо́метр termómetr, гра́дусник grádusnik |
| Tiếng Việt | nhiệt kế |
| العربية | تِرْمُومِتْر tirmumitr, مِقْيَاسُ الْحَرَارَة miqyāsu l-ḥarāra, مِيزَانُ الْحَرَارَة mīzānu l-ḥarāra, مِحْرَار miḥrār |
| עברית | מדחום, מַדְחֹם madkhóm |
Talk about this word "thermometer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thermometer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. thermometer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thermometer "thermometer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thermometer.Cite this
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title = {thermometer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thermometer},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
