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Thermometer
01
a tool designed to measure the temperature of the surrounding air or environment
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
thermometers
Examples
The meteorologist placed the thermometer in the shaded shelter to get an accurate air temperature reading.
1.1
a device used to measure a person's body temperature to assess for fever or abnormal temperature
Examples
She used a digital thermometer to check her child's temperature when he felt feverish.
