digital thermometer

Battery-powered fever checker

A digital thermometer measures temperature and displays the reading as numbers on an electronic screen, rather than through a rising column of liquid.

Most commonly used to check for fever: The digital thermometer beeped when it registered her temperature.

Digital thermometers are faster and easier to read than traditional mercury or alcohol thermometers.

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measurement · reading · Celsius · quick read · calibration · data logger · accuracy · probe · fever · fever check · baby fever · body temperature · battery · instant · clinical · medical grade · oral · infrared

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G