Thermometer

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

• thermometre nonstandard

Origin

Borrowing from fr thermomètre, equivalent to - + meter + -.

Full definition of thermometer

Noun

1. An apparatus used to measure temperature.
• 1835, John Ross, James Clark Ross, Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1, pages 284-5: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.

Derived terms

Related terms

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