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thermometer

ther·mom·e·ter [ thər mómmətər ] (plural ther·mom·e·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
an instrument for measuring temperature: an instrument for measuring temperature, e.g. an instrument with a graduated glass tube and a bulb containing mercury or alcohol that rises in the tube when the temperature increases

[Mid-17th century. < French thermomètre< Greek thermos "warm" < thermē "heat" + -mètre (see -meter)]
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