Thermometer

Definitions

An apparatus used to measure temperature.

Equivalents

Examples

“Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.”

“On the wall were hanging thermometers, barometers, and hydrometers, and every other sort⟳ of ometer, numberless, dusty, and mysterious; […]”

“Elsewhere, professionals could enthuse over new precision instruments capable, for instance, of measuring weights down to a tenth of a milligram, or over a host⟳ of self-registering thermometers and barometers, microscopes, typewriters, calculators and all sorts of technical and musical devices, including automatic concertinas, edeophones, auto-harps, bigophones and other long-forgotten objects.”

“The brothers had thrust the thermometer between two circuit boards in order⟳ to look⟳ for hot spots inside m zero. The thermometer’s dial was marked “Beef Rare—Ham—Beef Med—Pork.” “You want⟳ to keep⟳ the machine below ‘Pork,’” Gregory remarked.”

“There are, of course, smart speakers (which roughly a quarter of American homes have⟳) and smart thermostats, as well as smart thermometers, smart mattress covers, smart coffee makers, smart doorbells, and even, yes, smart toasters.”

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