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thermometer

Definitions of thermometer
  1. noun
    measuring instrument for measuring temperature
    synonyms: warmtemeter
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    types:
    cryometer
    a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures
    kwikthermometer
    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
    pyrometer, pyroscoop
    a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures
    thermo-element
    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
    thermobatterij
    a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series
    koortsthermometer
    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
    type of:
    meetapparaat, meetinstrument, meter
    instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
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