thermometer

ther·mom·e·ter

noun \thə(r)-ˈmä-mə-tər\

Definition of THERMOMETER

: 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

Examples of THERMOMETER

1. The thermomemeter says it's almost 80 degrees outside, but it doesn't feel that hot.

Origin of THERMOMETER

French thermomètre, from Greek thermē heat + French -o- + -mètre -meter — more at therm

First Known Use: 1633

Rhymes with THERMOMETER

barometer, ceilometer, chronometer, cyclometer, ergometer, Fathometer, gasometer, geometer, hydrometer, hygrometer, kilometer, manometer, micrometer, odometer, pedometer, photometer, pyrometer, rheometer, seismometer, spectrometer, speedometer, tachometer, viscometer