Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 8 compound words that contain thermometers. The most common are listed below. Open thermometers in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- resistance thermometersplural of resistance thermometer: A thermometer which uses the measurement of electrical resistance to determine temperature.
- candy thermometersplural of candy thermometer: A thermometer designed to measure the temperature of a cooking mixture of sugar and water.
- differential thermometersplural of differential thermometer: A thermometer for gauging very small differences in temperature.
- forehead thermometersplural of forehead thermometer: A device that uses an infrared sensor to measure the temperature of a person's forehead, without direct contact.
- Galileo thermometersplural of Galileo thermometer: A 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 …
- magnetic thermometersplural of magnetic thermometer: a thermometer whose operation is based upon Curie's law; typically used to measure temperatures below 1 K
- reversing thermometersplural of reversing thermometer: A mercury-in-glass thermometer that can be inverted to make it record a temperature for later viewing.
- sugar thermometersplural of sugar thermometer: A thermometer used to measure the temperature of heated sugar syrup during the preparation of caramel and similar products.
- water thermometersplural of water thermometer: A thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, and used for showing the point at which water acquires its greatest density.
- kata thermometersplural 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 of the bulb of …
- Beckmann thermometersplural of Beckmann thermometer: An instrument used to measure small differences in temperature, but not absolute temperature values.
- Six's thermometersplural of Six's thermometer: A thermometer capable of recording the maximum and minimum temperatures reached over a period of time.
- upsetting thermometersplural of upsetting thermometer: A 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 8
- catathermometersplural of catathermometer: 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 of the bulb of …
- chronothermometersplural of chronothermometer: A clock, the speed of whose movement may be used to estimate temperature
- electrothermometersplural of electrothermometer: Any electronic device used to measure temperature, such as a thermistor, thermocouple, etc.
- geothermometersplural of geothermometer: A proxy that allows for geothermometry, the determination of the temperature of a geological material from the past or existing at great depth.
- katathermometersplural of katathermometer: 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 of the bulb of …
- nanothermometersplural of nanothermometer: A nanoscale thermometer
- paleothermometersplural of paleothermometer: Anything found in the natural record (such as a tree ring) that can be used to deduce the temperature at some time in the past.
- telethermometersplural of telethermometer: An apparatus for determining the temperature of a distant point, by a thermoelectric circuit or otherwise.