The nurse took his temperature with a thermometer.
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Thermometer
/θɚˈmɒmɪtɚ/
Synonyms for "thermometer" (39 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Noun(3 words)
classroom thermometerdata sourcefever check
Strong matches (12)
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
measure temperature
Related words (19)
Noun(9 words)
observation instrumentphysical measurepyroscopetemperature charttemperature gaugetemperature measurementstemperature scaletemperature sensorthermometers
pyrometerpyrometric conerecording instrumentresistance pyrometertelethermometerthermal detectorthermocouplethermoelectrometerthermometrographthermostat
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11 entriesdata collection tooldeviceinstrumentmathematical representationmeasurement instrumentmeasuring devicemeasuring instrumentmeasuring systemmodelnumeric scaleresource
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9 entriesCelsius scaleFahrenheit scaleKelvin scalealcohol thermometerdigital thermometerfrequency tablemercury thermometertemperature graphtemperature table
Collocations
5 entriesclassroom thermometerdigital thermometermercury thermometertemperature scalethermometer reading
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The thermometer went down below zero.
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The thermometer reads three degrees below zero.
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The thermometer stood at 37 degrees centigrade.
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