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thermometerMain Entry: ther·mom·e·ter Pronunciation: \thə(r)-ˈmä-mə-tər\ Function: noun Etymology: French thermomètre, from Greek thermē heat + French -o- + -mètre -meter — more at therm Date: 1633 : an instrument for determining temperature; especially : one consisting of a glass bulb attached to a fine tube of glass with a numbered scale and containing a liquid (as mercury or colored alcohol) that is sealed in and rises and falls with changes of temperature — ther·mo·met·ric \ˌthər-mə-ˈme-trik\ adjective — ther·mo·met·ri·cal·ly \-tri-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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