thermometer
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"That's the basis of using the isotopes as a thermometer," Eagle said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
More broadly, the thermometer climbed above 35 C in regions covering 80 percent of Europe’s residents, some 490 million people.
From Barron's ● Aug. 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
It is not impossible that parts of southern England and Wales could see the thermometer climbing even higher, into the mid-twenties Celsius.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Then he put a thermometer in my mouth.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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
Some new charcoal grills—traditionally the cook-anything-anywhere option—now require electricity to power internal fans and built-in thermometers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Late Friday, firefighters had been relying on drone-based thermometers to estimate the temperature inside the failing tank, which gave a reading of 61 degrees, with 50 degrees being the goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
It must have been about two o’clock when I saw Tino and Victor standing in front of one of those Pepsi thermometers.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
Vocabulary lists containing thermometer
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