the thermometer is
121axilla thermometer — a surface thermometer to be used in the axilla …
122Celsius thermometer — a thermometer employing the Celsius scale (q.v.) …
123centigrade thermometer — a thermometer in which the interval between two established reference points is divided into 100 units; usually specifically denoting a Celsius t …
124Fahrenheit thermometer — a thermometer employing the Fahrenheit scale (q.v.) …
125gas thermometer — a thermometer in which the expansible material is a gas, such as air, carbon dioxide, helium, neon, nitrogen, or oxygen …
126infrared tympanic thermometer — a clinical thermometer inserted into the external acoustic meatus to measure body temperature by infrared tympanic thermography …
127Kelvin thermometer — a thermometer employing the Kelvin scale (q.v.) …
128maximum thermometer — a thermometer which registers the highest temperature to which it has been exposed …
