thermometer
noun
ther·mom·e·ter
thər-ˈmä-mə-tər 
thə-ˈmä-mə-tər
plural thermometers
: an instrument for determining temperature
specifically
: one consisting of a sensor housed in a metal probe that registers a change in electrical resistance as a change in temperature
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Test Kitchen Tip: To check internal temperature, use tongs to hold cutlet and insert the thermometer into the side of the cutlet at the thickest part.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
My destination was the kiln of the Mojave Desert and, sequestered within that immensity of thirst, a line on the thermometer: 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
Before the invention of modern weather balloons in the 1930s, scientists flew kites—and later, hot air balloons—equipped with thermometers to get such measurements.
—Danielle Beurteaux, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
But then the thermometer became pervasive, and, with practice, people learned to correlate its readings with certain experiences.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
My destination was the kiln of the Mojave Desert and, sequestered within that immensity of thirst, a line on the thermometer: 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
Before the invention of modern weather balloons in the 1930s, scientists flew kites—and later, hot air balloons—equipped with thermometers to get such measurements.
—Danielle Beurteaux, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
But then the thermometer became pervasive, and, with practice, people learned to correlate its readings with certain experiences.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Thermometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thermometer. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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thermometer
noun
ther·mom·e·ter
thə(r)-ˈmäm-ət-ər
: an instrument for determining temperature that usually consists either of a device providing a digital readout or of a glass bulb attached to a fine tube of glass with a numbered scale and containing a liquid (as mercury or colored alcohol) that is sealed in and rises and falls with changes of temperature
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