Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 11 compound words that contain thermometer. The most common are listed below. Open thermometer in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- candy thermometerA thermometer designed to measure the temperature of a cooking mixture of sugar and water.
- digital thermometerAn electronic thermometer.
- differential thermometerA thermometer for gauging very small differences in temperature.
- meat thermometerA thermometer used to measure the internal temperature of meat.
- resistance thermometerA thermometer which uses the measurement of electrical resistance to determine temperature.
- sugar thermometerA thermometer used to measure the temperature of heated sugar syrup during the preparation of caramel and similar products.
- Galileo thermometerA thermometer made of a sealed glass cylinder containing a clear liquid and several glass vessels of varying densities. As temperature changes, the individual floats rise or fall in proportion to their respective density.
- reversing thermometerA mercury-in-glass thermometer that can be inverted to make it record a temperature for later viewing.
- Beckmann thermometerAn instrument used to measure small differences in temperature, but not absolute temperature values.
- Six's thermometerA thermometer capable of recording the maximum and minimum temperatures reached over a period of time.
- kata thermometerA device consisting principally of an alcohol thermometer, used to measure air cooling power and, indirectly, small wind speeds in circulating air, by measuring the time taken for the temperature of the bulb of alcohol to make a specified …
- magnetic thermometera thermometer whose operation is based upon Curie's law; typically used to measure temperatures below 1 K
- water thermometerA thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, and used for showing the point at which water acquires its greatest density.
- forehead thermometerA device that uses an infrared sensor to measure the temperature of a person's forehead, without direct contact.
- upsetting thermometerA thermometer used by turning it upside-down. The column of mercury is broken and, as it remains until the instrument is reset, the reading may be made at leisure.
Compound words 11
- geothermometerA proxy that allows for geothermometry, the determination of the temperature of a geological material from the past or existing at great depth.
- heliothermometerSynonym of actinometer: An instrument used to measure the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.
- telethermometerAn apparatus for determining the temperature of a distant point, by a thermoelectric circuit or otherwise.
- chronothermometerA clock, the speed of whose movement may be used to estimate temperature
- nanothermometerA nanoscale thermometer
- thermometerlessWithout a thermometer.
- galvanothermometerSynonym of thermoelectrometer: An instrument for measuring the strength of an electric current by the heat that it produces, or for determining the heat produced by such a current.
- electrothermometerAny electronic device used to measure temperature, such as a thermistor, thermocouple, etc.
- catathermometerAlternative spelling of kata thermometer: A device consisting principally of an alcohol thermometer, used to measure air cooling power and, indirectly, small wind speeds in circulating air, by measuring the time taken for the temperature …
- katathermometerAlternative spelling of kata thermometer: A device consisting principally of an alcohol thermometer, used to measure air cooling power and, indirectly, small wind speeds in circulating air, by measuring the time taken for the temperature …