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thermometer

[ther-mom-i-ter] / θərˈmɒm ɪ tər /
NOUN
measure of temperature
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If the thermometer fails to reach 20C anywhere in the UK, it will be the first day when that has happened since 11 June.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

That relationship allows researchers to use the chemical signature preserved in fossil teeth as a kind of ancient thermometer.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

It’s a few minutes after 10 a.m. on a recent morning and the thermometer is closing in on 95 degrees, but Marc Papas isn’t fazed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

The number on the thermometer isn’t the only thing to worry about this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

“Now,” Daisy said, sticking the thermometer into my mouth, “if you’ll just be patient, this will be over in a few minutes.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Even at sea, thermometers have registered record temperatures.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Today, gallium is widely used in semiconductors, telecommunications equipment, LEDs, laser diodes, solar panels, high performance computing, the aerospace and defense industries, and as a safer alternative to mercury in thermometers.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

One worker said: "We don't seem to have enough thermometers."

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Two people in the area fainted as thermometers showed the temperature hitting 97 degrees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

He carefully set the pieces into two padded suitcases equipped with thermometers.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin



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