thermometer
noun
ther·mom·e·ter
thər-ˈmä-mə-tər 
thə-ˈmä-mə-tər
plural thermometers
: an instrument for determining temperature
specifically
: one consisting of a sensor housed in a metal probe that registers a change in electrical resistance as a change in temperature
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The device, which may have a digital readout or dial like a thermometer, displays the humidity percentage relative to the maximum moisture capacity of the air at the present temperature.
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Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 30 May 2024
The temperature in Marathon, Texas, fell more than 50 degrees on Wednesday afternoon as thermometers tumbled from around 105 degrees to the mid-50s in about an hour, Brian Curran, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service Midland, Texas, told ABC News.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 May 2024
Step 6 To a large pot fitted with a deep-fry thermometer, add the vegetable oil and turn the heat to medium.
—Karla Tatiana Vasquez, Saveur, 29 May 2024
Check with a meat thermometer; 125 degrees for rare, 130 for medium-rare.
—David Tanis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
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Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 30 May 2024
The temperature in Marathon, Texas, fell more than 50 degrees on Wednesday afternoon as thermometers tumbled from around 105 degrees to the mid-50s in about an hour, Brian Curran, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service Midland, Texas, told ABC News.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 May 2024
Step 6 To a large pot fitted with a deep-fry thermometer, add the vegetable oil and turn the heat to medium.
—Karla Tatiana Vasquez, Saveur, 29 May 2024
Check with a meat thermometer; 125 degrees for rare, 130 for medium-rare.
—David Tanis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
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“Thermometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thermometer. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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thermometer
noun
ther·mom·e·ter
thə(r)-ˈmäm-ət-ər
: an instrument for determining temperature that usually consists either of a device providing a digital readout or 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
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