thermometers
Fever-checking glass tubes
Thermometers are instruments for measuring temperature.
The most familiar type uses a glass tube containing mercury or colored alcohol that expands or contracts along a calibrated scale as temperature changes.
Digital thermometers have largely replaced these in medical and household use.
Beyond the everyday versions pressed under tongues or mounted on walls, thermometers serve specialized purposes in cooking, laboratory work, and industrial processes.
The thermometer read 102 degrees, confirming her fever.
Liquid metallic element
- digitalOf discrete data
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- oralOf the mouth
- rectalOf the hindgut's end
ear · forehead · candy · meat · oven · laboratory · clinical · basal
Measured heat intensity
- readingInterpreting written text
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- degreesUnits of measurement
accuracy · precision · gauge · gradation · mercury · digital · analog · probe
Elevated body temperature
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
- oralOf the mouth
- rectalOf the hindgut's end
- earAuditory organ
forehead · temperature check · pediatric · hospital · nursing · diagnosis · vital signs · patient
Metric temperature unit
- FahrenheitScale freezing at thirty-two
- KelvinScottish masculine name
- degreesUnits of measurement
- scaleMeasure of relative size
conversion · centigrade · absolute · reading · graduated
Animal tissue for food
- candySugary edible treats
- ovenEnclosed cooking chamber
- probeThorough examination or tool
- deep-fryCook in hot oil
chocolate · sugar · doneness · roasting · baking · kitchen · grill · smoker
Outside, not indoors
- indoorWithin a building
- min-maxOptimal play against adversity
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- hygrometerMeasures air's moisture level
weather station · ambient · atmospheric · forecast · recording · garden · greenhouse · patio
mercury
Liquid metallic element
rectal · ear · forehead · candy · meat · oven · laboratory · clinical · basal · pool
temperature
Measured heat intensity
- readingInterpreting written text
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- scaleMeasure of relative size
degrees · accuracy · precision · gauge · gradation · mercury · digital · analog · probe · sensor
fever
Elevated body temperature
ear · forehead · temperature check · pediatric · hospital · nursing · diagnosis · vital signs · patient · screening
Celsius
Metric temperature unit
- FahrenheitScale freezing at thirty-two
- KelvinScottish masculine name
- degreesUnits of measurement
scale · conversion · centigrade · absolute · reading · graduated
meat
Animal tissue for food
deep-fry · chocolate · sugar · doneness · roasting · baking · kitchen · grill · smoker · sous vide
outdoor
Outside, not indoors
- indoorWithin a building
- min-maxOptimal play against adversity
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
hygrometer · weather station · ambient · atmospheric · forecast · recording · garden · greenhouse · patio · window
- baby essentialsbaby wipes, bassinet, bib, blanket, bottle
- drugstore itemsaspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, bandages, vitamins
- health suppliesbandage, pharmacy, bandages, drugstore, gauze
- Hospital Wardsnurses, doctors, patients, hospital beds, monitors
- School Nursenurse, nurse office, first aid station, sick bay, bandages
- science suppliesmicroscopes, microscope, beakers, test tubes, beaker
thermometersbarometers
Atmospheric pressure measuring devices
hygrometers · speedometers · altimeters · pressure gauges · anemometers
- meat thermometerTool gauging internal food temperature
- mercury thermometerTemperature gauge using liquid metal
- digital thermometerDevice displaying temperature numerically
- broken thermometer
- thermometer readingDisplayed heat measurement
- food thermometerDevice measuring cooking temperatures