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noun |
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If you want to know how cold or hot it is outside, you might look at a thermometer. A thermometer is a thing that measures temperature. If you feel sick and hot, your mom or dad might use a thermometer to see if you have a fever. There are many types of thermometers for checking a fever. Some go in your mouth, for example. Some just touch or come close to your forehead.
I felt sick yesterday. My mom checked my temperature with a thermometer.There is a thermometer outside our kitchen window that shows how cold or hot it is outside.
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| derivations: |
thermometric (adj.), thermometrical (adj.), thermometrically (adv.) |
Thermometer comes from two ancient Greek words that mean "heat" and "measure."