thermometernoun [ C ]
uk/θəˈmɒm.ɪ.tər/us/θɚˈmɑː.mə.t̬ɚ/B2 a device used for measuring temperature, especially of the air or in a person's body
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Medical & surgical equipment
- autoclave
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- catheterization
- catheterize
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- drip
- forceps
- iron lung
- lancet
- MRI
- oxygen mask
- respirator
- scalpel
- stent
- stenting
- tomography
- tongue depressor
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Examples from literature
- A thermometer there showed a shade temperature of 70.7°C in 2005.
- In January 2011, the thermometer showed a temperature of –32°C!