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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
thermometer
therm·om·eter [thermometer thermometers] BrE [θəˈmɒmɪtə(r)] NAmE [θərˈmɑːmɪtər] noun
an instrument used for measuring the temperature of the air, a person's body, etc
•a thermometer reading
Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: from French thermomètre or modern Latin thermometrum, from ↑thermo- ‘of heat’ + -metrum ‘measure’.
Example Bank:
•Check that the roast is cooked right through, using a meat thermometer.
•He stuck a thermometer in her mouth.
•If the thermometer reads 98.6°F, then you don't have a fever.
•the reading on the thermometer
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