thermometer
noun
ther·mom·e·ter
thər-ˈmä-mə-tər 
thə-ˈmä-mə-tər
plural thermometers
: an instrument for determining temperature
specifically
: one consisting of a sensor housed in a metal probe that registers a change in electrical resistance as a change in temperature
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The color red will move up the thermometer as additional donations to the Ramona Fireworks Fund are received.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
Continue to grill until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part the chicken registers 165 degrees, 10 to 14 minutes longer, depending on the thickness.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
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Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 26 May 2025
The color red will move up the thermometer as additional donations to the Ramona Fireworks Fund are received.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
Continue to grill until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part the chicken registers 165 degrees, 10 to 14 minutes longer, depending on the thickness.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
If that’s too much tech, then at least consider a good meat thermometer.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 May 2025
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“Thermometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thermometer. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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thermometer
noun
ther·mom·e·ter
thə(r)-ˈmäm-ət-ər
: an instrument for determining temperature that usually consists either of a device providing a digital readout or of a glass bulb attached to a fine tube of glass with a numbered scale and containing a liquid (as mercury or colored alcohol) that is sealed in and rises and falls with changes of temperature
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