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• 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 — A clinical mercury in glass thermometer …   Wikipedia

• Thermometer — A device used to measure the temperature of gaseous, liquid or solid matter or of a chemical reaction such as fire. Temperature measurement is important to a wide range of activities, including industry, scientific research, and health care. In… …   Medical dictionary

• thermometer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate ▪ clinical ▪ digital, mercury ▪ ear, oral, rectal ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• thermometer — thermometric /therr meuh me trik/, thermometrical, adj. thermometrically, adv. /theuhr mom i teuhr/, n. an instrument for measuring temperature, often a sealed glass tube that contains a column of liquid, as mercury, that expands and contracts,… …   Universalium

• thermometer screen — noun or thermometer shelter : a structure that shelters a thermometer from direct sunlight and other conditions that would cause the thermometer to give erroneous readings of the free air temperature …   Useful english dictionary

• thermometer — ther|mom|e|ter [θəˈmɔmıtə US θərˈma:mıtər] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: thermomètre, from Greek therme ( THERM) + French mètre meter ] a piece of equipment that measures the temperature of the air, of your body etc ▪ The thermometer… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• thermometer — noun (C) a piece of equipment that measures the temperature of the air, of your body etc: The thermometer was reading over 100ºC …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• The Midnight Sun — Infobox Television episode Title = The Midnight Sun Series = The Twilight Zone Caption =Lois Nettleton as Norma in The Midnight Sun Season = 3 Episode = 75 Airdate =November 17, 1961 Production =4818 Writer =Rod Serling Director =Anton Leader… …   Wikipedia

• Thermometer code — Thermometer code, or base one, is numerical base system named because it works similarly to a thermometer. Normal finger counting is an example of thermometer code. The fingers add up to the number counted, the way the filled in part of a… …   Wikipedia