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A thermometer is a device that measures temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles. The word temperature comes from the Greek work thermo which is heat and meter to measure.

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the thermometer measures the temperature of the wind.

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A liquid thermometer actually measures the thermal expansion of the liquid (Mercury).

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The use of thermometer?

the thermometer is used to measure the temperatures.


What exactly does a thermometer measure?

temperature


What deos a thermometer measure?

temperature


Thermometer use to measure temperature above 1250 celsius?

platinum resistance thermometer


How do you measure pop?

with a thermometer i guess maybe