thermometer

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in Vietnamese Đồng hồ nhiệt độ, nhiệt kế

BrE /θəˈmɒmɪtə/ AmE /ˈθɜːrməˌmiːdər/

noun en → vi

1 MEASURE TEMPERATURE [no obj] B1

Đồng hồ nhiệt độ, nhiệt kế

an instrument for measuring temperature, usually in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit

  • a thermometer shows the temperature

Collocations digital thermometer · thermometer reading

  • The thermometer showed that it was 30 degrees Celsius.

    Thermometer đã chỉ ra nhiệt độ là 30 độ Celsius.

2 MEDICAL [no obj] B1

Thermometer y tế

a medical instrument for measuring body temperature, usually inserted into the mouth or underarm

  • take a thermometer reading

Collocations oral thermometer · rectal thermometer

  • She used an oral thermometer to check her temperature.

    Cô ấy đã dùng nhiệt kế miệng để kiểm tra thân nhiệt.