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thermometer

/θəˈmɒm.ɪ.tə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An apparatus used to measure temperature.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from French thermomètre; equivalent to thermo- + -meter.

  1. thermomètre(French)
  2. *gʷʰer-(ine-pro)
  3. thermometer (English)
  4. Relations: root, bor

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