thermomètre

Definitions of thermomètre
  1. noun
    measuring instrument for measuring temperature
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    thermomètre centigrade
    a thermometer calibrated in degrees centigrade
    cryomètre
    a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures
    thermomètre Fahrenheit
    a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit
    thermomètre à gaz
    thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume
    thermomètre à viande
    a thermometer that is inserted into the center of a roast (with the top away from the heat source); used to measure how well done the meat is
    thermomètre à mercure
    thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube
    thermomètre de four
    a thermometer that registers the temperature inside an oven
    pyromètre
    a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures
    thermomètre reaumur
    an alcohol thermometer calibrated in degrees Reaumur
    thermomètre automatique
    a thermometer that records the temperature automatically
    télé-thermomètre
    a thermometer that registers the temperature at some distant point
    thermocouple
    a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference
    thermographe
    a thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph as a function of time
    pile thermoélectrique
    a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series
    thermomètre médical
    a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body; graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature
    pyroscope
    a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object
    pyromètre à radiation
    a pyrometer for estimating the temperature of distant sources of heat; radiation is focussed on a thermojunction connected in circuit with a galvanometer
    pyromètre à résistance
    pyrometer that measures high temperatures by the resistance in a heated wire
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    instrument de mesure, mesureur
    instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
  2. noun
    a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body; graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature
    synonyms: thermomètre médical
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    thermomètre à mercure
    thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube
  3. noun
    an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature
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