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thermometer

[ther-mom-i-ter] / θərˈmɒm ɪ tər /
NOUN
measure of temperature
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Inside, the temperature is 23C while outside the thermometer read 30C on Wednesday.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 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

Drizzle could dampen Southern California on Monday and Tuesday before a heat wave arrives just in time for Mother’s Day weekend — possibly pushing the thermometer to 90 degrees in downtown L.A. on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

Basically, he wrote a hit piece on the thermometer instead of asking why he had a fever.

From Slate Apr. 17, 2026

No thermometer verified this, but a few weeks later the symptoms of nausea and hypersensitive noses did.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

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

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

As the UK's national weather service, the Met Office is the custodian of the Central England Temperature record, the longest running weather record in the world, based on measurements taken using thermometers and other instruments.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2025

Mrs. Tally had taken two jars and put thermometers in each, then covered one with aluminum foil and left the other open.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz



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