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Different thermometers make use of different physical properties, that change with temperature - for example, volume, electrical resistance, and others. The basic household thermometer simply has a liquid - previously Mercury, nowadays usually colored alcohol - that expands when it is heated.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 8y agoA thermometer is a device that measures the temperature. Thermometers can be large or small to use for climate weather or checking for body temperature.
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∙ 13y agoThermometer is a device that measures temperature.
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∙ 13y agoThermometers can record body temperatures in the mouth (oral), armpit (axillary), eardrum (tympanic membrane), or anus (rectal).
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∙ 8y agoNothing. A thermometer is a measuring device.
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∙ 13y agothermometer measures temperature
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∙ 11y agoAll thermometers measure temperature.
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How do you measure temp of room without a thermometer I only have a digital oral thermometer?
It is not possible to measure the room temperature with a thermometer. A digital oral thermometer will not work to measure the room temperature. It is meant to measure human temperature, not room temperature. You will need a room thermometer to measure the room temperature.
How does an ear thermometer measure the temperature?
An ear thermometer should be placed carefully in an ear to measure the temperature. The temperature is then taken by an infrared mechanism in the thermometer.
What is the substance in a digital thermometer that tells us the temperature?
I don't think any substance is used in digital thermometer but according to my views "HEAT SENSORS" are used to measure the temperature.
What instrument do you temperature with?
measure temperature? A thermometer.
What is used to measure heat in the air?
The best is a thermometer, another way to get the temperature outside is to pour water in a bowl, leave it out there for a couple of minutes and then take a thermometer and put it in the water.
Why was the thermometer given its name?
thermo- prefix = temperature/heat -meter suffix = measure thermometer = measure temperature
What is the effect for thermometer?
To measure heat temperature. (thermo- meaning heat; -meter meaning measure)
How can you measure a body temperature?
What kind of thermometer you use to measure the body temperature
What is thermometer and how is used?
A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperate. They can be used for outdoor purposes or to see if someone is running a fever. They are found virtually anywhere where temperature needs to be recorded.
How do you measure the temperature of fire?
You can be simple and use a meat thermometer they you use to measure the heat of cooked meat
What does a thermometer measure and how does it do it?
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.
How do you measure temp of room without a thermometer I only have a digital oral thermometer?
It is not possible to measure the room temperature with a thermometer. A digital oral thermometer will not work to measure the room temperature. It is meant to measure human temperature, not room temperature. You will need a room thermometer to measure the room temperature.
What is a thermometer used for?
The use of a thermometer is to measure hot and cold in Fahrenheit and in Celsius. To measure body temperature, air temperature, atmosphere temperature. It is a scientific instrument to record temperature. It's used to measure temperature of various things. For examples- the human body , weather, liquids etc The word "thermometer" literally means to "measure heat". As such, variations of the device are used to measure the heat of numerous items, including, but not limited to, the body heat of a human or animal, or to ensure proper cooking temperatures, or to trigger a device, such as via an automobile radiator's thermostat, or even to measure the temperature of distant stars. The word "thermometer" literally means to "measure heat". As such, variations of the device are used to measure the heat of numerous items, including, but not limited to, the body heat of a human or animal, or to ensure proper cooking temperatures, or to trigger a device, such as via an automobile radiator's thermostat, or even to measure the temperature of distant stars. To take temperature of our body
What measures body's heat?
The body temperature is measured by a thermometer, the instrument to measure heat contents of objects is called a calorimeter. Don't confuse heat with temperature.
What instrument measures body heat?
The body temperature is measured by a thermometer, the instrument to measure heat contents of objects is called a calorimeter. Don't confuse heat with temperature.
How a thermometer is used?
A thermometer is used to measure air temperature, or the temperature within a solid or liquid.
How does an ear thermometer measure the temperature?
An ear thermometer should be placed carefully in an ear to measure the temperature. The temperature is then taken by an infrared mechanism in the thermometer.
