thermometer glass
1thermometer — Synonyms and related words: calorimeter, clinical thermometer, cryometer, electric thermometer, galvanothermometer, gas thermometer, glass, meat thermometer, mercury, pyrometer, pyrometric cone, resistance pyrometer, telethermometer, thermal… …
2Thermometer — Ther*mom e*ter (th[ e]r*m[o^]m [ e]*t[ e]r), n. [Thermo + meter: cf. F. thermom[ e]tre. See {Thermal}.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring temperature, founded on the principle that changes of temperature in bodies are accompanied by… …
3thermometer — ► NOUN ▪ an instrument for measuring and indicating temperature, typically consisting of a graduated glass tube containing mercury or alcohol which expands when heated …
4thermometer — [thər mäm′ət ər] n. [Fr thermomètre: see THERMO & METER] 1. an instrument for measuring temperatures, consisting of a graduated glass tube with a sealed, capillary bore in which mercury, colored alcohol, etc. rises or falls as it expands or… …
5Thermometer — A clinical mercury in glass thermometer …
6Thermometer — A device used to measure the temperature of gaseous, liquid or solid matter or of a chemical reaction such as fire. Temperature measurement is important to a wide range of activities, including industry, scientific research, and health care. In… …
7thermometer — thermometric /therr meuh me trik/, thermometrical, adj. thermometrically, adv. /theuhr mom i teuhr/, n. an instrument for measuring temperature, often a sealed glass tube that contains a column of liquid, as mercury, that expands and contracts,… …
8glass — Synonyms and related words: CM glass, CR glass, achromatic lens, adobe, aerological instrument, agate glass, alabaster, aneroid barometer, aneroidograph, astigmatic lens, barograph, barometer, barometrograph, beaker, bifocals, bijouterie,… …
9thermometer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. thermostat, pyrometer, calorimeter; mercury, glass. See measurement, heat. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mercury, calorimeter, oral thermometer, anal thermometer, clinical thermometer, resistance… …
10glass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crystal; mirror, lens, slide; beaker, tumbler, goblet, snifter; pane; stained glass, bottle glass, peloton, etc.; telescope, spyglass; (pl.) spectacles, eyeglasses. See optical instruments, receptacle …
