Definition of thermometers in English

Wiktionary

thermometers (Noun)
Plural of thermometer.

Part of speech

🔤

thermometers, noun, plural of thermometer.

WordNet

Noun Plural: thermometers
thermometer - measuring instrument for measuring temperature
		measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
		alcohol-in-glass thermometer, alcohol thermometer thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature
		candy thermometer a thermometer used to determine the temperature of candy syrups during cooking
		capillary tube, capillary tubing, capillary a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
		centigrade thermometer a thermometer calibrated in degrees centigrade
		cryometer a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures
		dry-bulb thermometer an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature
		fahrenheit thermometer a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit
		air thermometer, gas thermometer thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume
		maximum and minimum thermometer thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures reached during a period of time
		meat thermometer a thermometer that is inserted into the center of a roast (with the top away from the heat source); used to measure how well done the meat is
		mercury-in-glass thermometer, mercury thermometer thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube
		oven thermometer a thermometer that registers the temperature inside an oven
		pyrometer a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures
		reaumur thermometer an alcohol thermometer calibrated in degrees Reaumur
		platinum thermometer, resistance thermometer thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire
		reversing thermometer a thermometer that registers the temperature in deep waters
		self-registering thermometer a thermometer that records the temperature automatically
		telethermometer a thermometer that registers the temperature at some distant point
		thermocouple, thermocouple junction a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference
		electric thermometer, thermel, thermoelectric thermometer a thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure temperature
		thermometrograph, thermograph a thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph as a function of time
		thermopile a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series

= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary

thermometer (Noun)
An apparatus used to measure temperature.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

thermometer (n.)
An instrument for measuring temperature, founded on the principle that changes of temperature in bodies are accompained by proportional changes in their volumes or dimensions.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

thermometer
A device which measures temperature or temperature gradient.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

thermometer
thėr-mom′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring the variations of sensible heat or temperature.—adjs. Thermomet′ric, -al, pertaining to, or made with, a thermometer.—adv. Thermomet′rically.—For the Centigrade and the Fahrenheit scale and their relations to each other, see Centigrade and Fahrenheit. In the Réaumur scale, still largely used in Russia and Germany, the freezing-point is marked zero, and the space between this and boiling-point is divided into 80 degrees. To reduce it to Fahrenheit, multiply by 2¼ and add 32; to Centigrade, increase the number by one-fourth of itself. Thus: F = 9⁄5 C + 32 = 9⁄4 R + 32; C = 5⁄9 (F - 32) = 5⁄4 R; R = 4⁄9 (F - 32) = 4⁄5 C.—Maximum thermometer, one that registers the maximum temperature to which it is exposed; Minimum thermometer, one that registers the minimum temperature to which it is exposed. [Gr. thermē, heat, metron, a measure.]

Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡

thermometer
An instrument for indicating the intensity of heat. Three scales of degrees of heat are used in practise, the Fahrenheit, Réamur, and Centigrade, each of which is described under its own title. (See Zero, Thermometric-Zero, Absolute.) The ordinary thermometer depends on the expansion of mercury; in some cases alcohol is used. Besides these the compound bar principle as used in the thermostat (see Thermostat, Electric) is employed.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

thermometer
An instrument to measure the amount of heat by the expansion of a fluid (generally quicksilver) contained in a glass bulb, in connection with which is a hermetically closed tube, up which the fluid rises as the heat increases. This tube is graduated differently in different countries.

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

thermometer
A short, glass tube that regulates the weather--and usually does a poor job.

Wikipedia

We use a thermometer to find how hot or cold a thing, person, or animal is (its temperature).

Medical thermometers.

In the past, the traditional thermometer was a mercury-in-glass thermometer. People put the end of this in their mouth ("oral" temperature), under their arm, or in their cul ("rectal" temperature). In some countries this is the normal method today. 1200 people died because of this.

It is only possible to find oral temperatures on patients who can hold the thermometer correctly in their mouth. So small children can not use this method. It is also a problem for people with a cough or people who are vomiting. In the past it was a big problem, because mercury thermometers needed a long time to find the temperature. Today, digital thermometers are faster. If a person drinks something hot or cold, wait before testing their oral temperature.

When finding a person's rectal temperature, it helps to use a cream on the thermometer. Rectal temperatures are the most exact method. In some countries people think it is embarrassing (they feel uncomfortable) to use them for people older than two or three. In other countries it is normal for children and adults to use rectal thermometers.

In the 1990s, people in many countries thought mercury thermometers were too risky, as mercury is harmful to humans. Today they use electronic thermometers. Sometimes they use thermometers with liquids, but not with mercury.

There are other kinds of medical thermometers: "tympanic" thermometers