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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 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 -
3 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
- measure up
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glass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crystal; mirror, lens, slide; beaker, tumbler, goblet, snifter; pane; stained glass, bottle glass, peloton, etc.; telescope, spyglass; (pl.) spectacles, eyeglasses. See optical instruments, receptacle … English dictionary for students
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