thermometer reading
What the mercury shows
A thermometer reading is the temperature shown on a thermometer at a given moment: The thermometer reading was 98.6 degrees.
By extension, any measurement or assessment that gauges current conditions: The poll served as a thermometer reading of public sentiment.
- feverElevated body temperature
- high feverElevated body temperature, alarming
- body temperatureInternal heat level
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- mercuryLiquid metallic element
digital · degrees · gauge · heat · cold · flu · forehead · oral · ear canal · armpit · clinical · vital signs · doctor · sick · warm · room temperature · chill · scale
- temperature measurementsdegrees, Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin, fever
- weather datatemperature, humidity, rainfall, snowfall, wind speed
- readings
- science experimentsvolcano model, elephant toothpaste, color change, slime making, baking soda volcano
- measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
precise measurement vs. estimation
thermometer readingrough estimate
Imprecise preliminary calculation
educated guess · guesstimate · approximation · ballpark figure
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