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thermometers

  • plural
    of thermometer.
    thermometer
    noun
    an instrument for measuring temperature, often a sealed glass tube that contains a column of liquid, as mercury, that expands and contracts, or rises and falls, with temperature changes, the temperature being read where the top of the column coincides with a calibrated scale marked on the tube or its frame.

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Today, gallium is widely used in semiconductors, telecommunications equipment, LEDs, laser diodes, solar panels, high performance computing, the aerospace and defense industries, and as a safer alternative to mercury in thermometers.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

Some new charcoal grills—traditionally the cook-anything-anywhere option—now require electricity to power internal fans and built-in thermometers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

One worker said: "We don't seem to have enough thermometers."

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

On Friday evening, Picazo said drone thermometers indicated the tank was at 61 degrees, and the goal was to get the tank down to 50 degrees, which would be its “happy place.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

These army thermometers are not made for old soldiers.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque