thermometer

Meanings

• noun

  An instrument used to measure body temperature or the temperature of liquids and gases.

  - "The thermometer reads 100 degrees Fahrenheit."
  - "She took her temperature with a digital thermometer."

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Pronunciation

1. /θɚˈmɑmɪtɚ/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with thermometer
thermophile , thermometer , calorimeter

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Variants

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thermometer , thermometers , thermometric , thermometrically , clinical thermometer , clinical thermometers , forehead thermometer , forehead thermometers , temporal artery thermometer , temporal artery thermometers , temporal thermometer , temporal thermometers

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Etymology

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From the Greek word thermos, meaning 'heat', and metron, meaning 'measure'.

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Trivia

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1. The first clinical thermometer was made in 1654 by Sanctorius of Padua.

2. The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 134 degrees Fahrenheit (56.7 degrees Celsius) in Death Valley, California, in 1913.

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Related Concepts

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1. Fahrenheit: A temperature scale named after Gabriel Fahrenheit, who invented it in 1724.

2. Celsius: A temperature scale named after Anders Celsius, who proposed it in 1742.

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Culture

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The thermometer has been used in literature, such as in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', where Raskolnikov uses a thermometer to check his pulse. In art, there are several paintings depicting thermometers, such as 'Thermometer' by Max Ernst. In music, there is a song called 'Thermometer' by the band They Might Be Giants.

How to Memorize "thermometer"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a glass thermometer with a mercury column. Visualize the mercury expanding as the temperature rises.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the thermometer with checking body temperature or weather reports.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Rise to Remember' to remember the order of degrees in Fahrenheit: 32, 68, 100.

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