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thermometer
Meaning: an instrument used to measure temperature
thermometer in a sentence
How thermometer is used in real sentences:
The nurse used a thermometer to check whether the patient had a fever.
During the science experiment, Elena placed a thermometer into the beaker of warm water and recorded the reading every minute.
“At noon, the thermometer reaches 101 degrees, and the rocks become hot.”
— from the passage Secrets of Red Mesa
Where it comes from
From Greek thermos 'hot' + metron 'measure'
Word parts
- therm — heat
thermometer: therm (heat) + meter (measure)
Memory hook
THERMO-METER — THERMO (heat) + METER (measure): a tool that measures heat.
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