the thermometer is
31thermometer — ther•mom•e•ter [[t]θərˈmɒm ɪ tər[/t]] n. mer phs an instrument for measuring temperature, often a sealed glass tube containing a column of liquid, as mercury, that expands and contracts with temperature changes, the temperature being read where… …
32thermometer — [17] Greek thérmē meant ‘heat’ (it came from prehistoric Indo European *ghwerm , *ghworm , which probably also produced English warm). From it was formed French thermomètre (first recorded in 1624), which was borrowed into English in the early… …
33thermometer — [17] Greek thérmē meant ‘heat’ (it came from prehistoric Indo European *ghwerm , *ghworm , which probably also produced English warm). From it was formed French thermomètre (first recorded in 1624), which was borrowed into English in the early… …
34thermometer — /θəˈmɒmətə / (say thuh momuhtuh) noun an instrument for measuring temperature, as by means of the expansion and contraction of mercury or alcohol in a capillary tube and bulb. {thermo + meter1} …
35Mercury-in-glass thermometer — Closeup of a maximum thermometer. The break in the column of mercury is visible. A mercury in glass thermometer, also known as a mercury thermometer, was invented by German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1724 and is a thermometer… …
36Six's thermometer — A maximum minimum thermometer. The scales are Fahrenheit on the inside of the U and Celsius on the outside. The current temperature is 23 degrees Celsius, the maximum recorded is 25, and the minimum is 15, both read from the base of the small… …
37Medical thermometer — A medical/clinical thermometer showing the temperature of 38.7 °C Medical thermometers are used for measuring human body temperature, with the tip of the thermometer being inserted either into the mouth under the tongue (oral or sub lingual… …
38Resistance thermometer — Resistance thermometers, also called resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), are temperature sensors that exploit the predictable change in electrical resistance of some materials with changing temperature. As they are almost invariably made of… …
39Infrared thermometer — Infrared thermometers infer temperature using a portion of the thermal radiation sometimes called blackbody radiation emitted by the object of measurement. They are sometimes called laser thermometers if a laser is used to help aim the… …
40Meat thermometer — A meat thermometer with a dial. Notice the markings for each type of meat A meat thermometer is a thermometer used to measure the internal temperature of meat, especially roasts and steaks, and other cooked foods. The degree of doneness of meat… …
