#thermometer measuring instrument for measuring temperature
supertype: measuring_instrument__measuringinstrument__measuring_system__measuringsystem__measuring_device__measuringdevice instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
part: capillary_tubing
subtype: alcohol_thermometer__alcoholthermometer__alcohol-in-glass_thermometer thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature
subtype: candy_thermometer__candythermometer a thermometer used to determine the temperature of candy syrups during cooking
subtype: Centigrade_thermometer a thermometer calibrated in degrees centigrade
subtype: cryometer a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures
subtype: dry-bulb_thermometer an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature
subtype: Fahrenheit_thermometer a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit
subtype: gas_thermometer__air_thermometer__airthermometer thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume
subtype: maximum_and_minimum_thermometer thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures reached during a period of time
subtype: meat_thermometer a thermometer that is inserted into the center of a roast (with the top away from the heat source); used to measure how well done the meat is
subtype: mercury_thermometer__mercurythermometer__mercury-in-glass_thermometer thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube
subtype: Beckman_thermometer a mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature
subtype: mercury-in-glass_clinical_thermometer__clinical_thermometer a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body; graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature
subtype: oven_thermometer a thermometer that registers the temperature inside an oven
subtype: pyrometer a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures
subtype: optical_pyrometer__opticalpyrometer__pyroscope a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object
subtype: pyrometric_cone a pyrometer consisting of a series of cones that melt at different temperatures
subtype: radiation_pyrometer__radiationpyrometer a pyrometer for estimating the temperature of distant sources of heat; radiation is focussed on a thermojunction connected in circuit with a galvanometer
subtype: resistance_pyrometer pyrometer that measures high temperatures by the resistance in a heated wire
subtype: Reaumur_thermometer an alcohol thermometer calibrated in degrees Reaumur
subtype: resistance_thermometer__platinum_thermometer thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire
subtype: reversing_thermometer__reversingthermometer a thermometer that registers the temperature in deep waters
subtype: self-registering_thermometer a thermometer that records the temperature automatically
subtype: telethermometer a thermometer that registers the temperature at some distant point
subtype: thermocouple_junction__thermocouple a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference
subtype: thermoelectric_thermometer__thermel__electricthermometer a thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure temperature
subtype: thermometrograph__thermograph a thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph as a function of time
subtype: thermopile a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series
subtype: wet-bulb_thermometer a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity
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