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1 thermometer
[Ɵə'momitə](an instrument (usually a thin, glass tube with eg mercury in it) used for measuring temperature, especially body temperature: The nurse took his temperature with a thermometer.) hitamælir -
2 centigrade thermometer
(a thermometer which shows the temperature at which water freezes as 0°, and that at which it boils as 100°.) Celsíushitamælir -
3 centigrade
['sentiɡreid]((often abbreviated to C when written) as measured on a centigrade thermometer: twenty degrees centigrade; 20°C.) Celsíus- -
4 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) skali, mælikvarði2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) þrep, flokkur, stigi3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) tónstigi4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) mælikvarði5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) magnII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) klifra, klífaIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) hreisturflaga- scaly -
5 bulb
1) (the ball-shaped part of the stem of certain plants, eg onions, tulips etc, from which their roots grow.)2) ((also light bulb) a pear-shaped glass globe surrounding the element of an electric light.)3) (the pear-shaped end of a thermometer.)•- bulbous -
6 Fahrenheit
['færənhæit](often abbreviated to F when written) as measured on a Fahrenheit thermometer: fifty degrees Fahrenheit (50°F). Fahrenheitkvarði -
7 graduate
1. verb1) (to receive a degree, diploma etc: He graduated in German and French.) útskrifast2) (to mark out with regular divisions: A thermometer is graduated in degrees.) stigmerkja, kvarða2. [-ət] noun(a person who has been awarded a degree or diploma: a graduate in French.) útskrifaður nemandi -
8 graduation
1) (the act or ceremony of graduating from a college, university etc: The graduation will be held in the large hall; ( also adjective) a graduation ceremony.) útskrift2) (a marked division: the graduations on a thermometer.) stigmerking, kvörðun -
9 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) mál; málband; mæliglas; vog2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) mælieining3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mælikerfi4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) aðgerð, ráðstöfun5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) e-ð að vissu marki6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.)2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) mæla2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) mæla3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) bera saman við4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) mælast, vera (á stærð)•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
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10 reading
1) (the act of reading.) lestur2) (the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment: a poetry reading.) upplestur3) (the ability to read: The boy is good at reading.) lestur4) (the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc: The reading on the thermometer was -5° C.) staða lesinn af mæli -
11 record
1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) skrá, fundarbók2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) hljómplata3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) met4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) ferilskrá; sakaskrá2. [rə'ko:d] verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) skrá2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) taka upp3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) sÿna4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) sÿna/gefa skriflega•- recorder- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
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12 register
['re‹istə] 1. noun((a book containing) a written list, record etc: a school attendance register; a register of births, marriages and deaths.) skrá2. verb1) (to write or cause to be written in a register: to register the birth of a baby.) skrá2) (to write one's name, or have one's name written, in a register etc: They arrived on Friday and registered at the Hilton Hotel.) skrá sig3) (to insure (a parcel, letter etc) against loss in the post.) láta skrá, setja í ábyrgð4) ((of an instrument, dial etc) to show (a figure, amount etc): The thermometer registered 25°C.) sÿna•- registrar
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- register office / registry office
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13 take someone's temperature
(to measure a person's body heat, using a thermometer.) mæla hita -
14 zero
['ziərəu]plural - zeros; noun1) (nought; the number or figure 0: Three plus zero equals three; The figure 100 has two zeros in it.) núll2) (the point on a scale (eg on a thermometer) which is taken as the standard on which measurements may be based: The temperature was 5 degrees above/below zero.) núll3) (the exact time fixed for something to happen, eg an explosion, the launching of a spacecraft etc: It is now 3 minutes to zero.) í flugtak
См. также в других словарях:
Thermometer — Thermometer … Deutsch Wörterbuch
Thermometer [2] — Thermometer sind Vorrichtungen, die zur Bestimmung der Temperatur dienen. Es sollen einige Bemerkungen darüber beigebracht werden, wie man sich von der Richtigkeit der Angaben eines Thermometers überzeugen oder wie man ein solches prüfen kann.… … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Thermometer — Ther*mom e*ter (th[ e]r*m[o^]m [ e]*t[ e]r), n. [Thermo + meter: cf. F. thermom[ e]tre. See {Thermal}.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring temperature, founded on the principle that changes of temperature in bodies are accompanied by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thermometer [1] — Thermometer, Instrument zur Bestimmung von Temperaturen, im gewöhnlichen Sinne das Glasthermometer, eine an einem Ende verschlossene, am andern Ende zu einer Kugel erweiterte gläserne, luftleere kapillare Röhre, die nebst der Kugel zum Teil mit… … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Thermometer — (griech., Wärmemesser; hierzu Tafel »Thermometer« mit Text), Instrument zur Bestimmung des Wärmezustandes oder der Temperatur eines Körpers. Das T. ist wahrscheinlich von Galilei kurz vor 1600 erfunden und Thermoskop genannt worden; Santorio ist… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Thermometer — Sn std. (18. Jh.) Neoklassische Bildung. Neubildung zu gr. thermós warm und gr. métron Maß . Das Fieberthermometer seit 1866 (entwickelt von dem englischen Arzt Clifford Albut). Ebenso nndl. thermometer, ne. thermoneter, nfrz. thermomètre,… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
thermometer — (n.) 1630s, from Fr. thermomètre (1620s), coined by Jesuit Father Leuréchon from Gk. thermos hot (see THERMAL (Cf. thermal)) + metron measure (see METER (Cf. meter)). An earlier, Latinate form was thermoscopium (1610s). The earliest such device… … Etymology dictionary
Thermometer — (v. gr.), Instrument zur Bestimmung der Temperatur der Körper, unabhängig von der unsicheren Angabe des Gefühles. Die Leistung des Th s beruht auf der Eigenschaft der Körper, sich bei zunehmender Wärme auszudehnen, bei abnehmender… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Thermometer — Thermomēter (grch.), Wärmemesser, physik. Instrument zur Bestimmung des Temperaturgrades; besteht gewöhnlich aus einer Glasröhre mit unten angeblasener Kugel, welche nebst einem Teil der Röhre mit Quecksilber oder Weingeist gefüllt ist, während… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Thermometer — Thermometer, oder Wärmemesser, besteht gewöhnlich aus einer Glaskugel mit einer engen Röhre, in welche Weingeist oder Quecksilber so eingeschlossen ist, daß diese Materie bei zunehmender Wärme in der Röhre steigt und bei zunehmender Kälte fällt.… … Damen Conversations Lexikon
Thermometer — Thermometer, griech., Wärmemesser, Instrument zum Messen der Temperatur eines Körpers bei nicht zu hohen Temperaturgraden; vgl. Pyrometer. Die Einrichtung des T.s beruht auf der Ausdehnung der Körper durch die Wärme. Die dazu geeignetsten Körper… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
