(おんどけい)

おんどけい
noun
thermometer
1. thermometer; temperature gauge
An instrument for measuring temperature.
温度計(おんどけい)(ねつ)(はか)る。
To take one's temperature with a thermometer.
部屋(へや)温度計(おんどけい)が30()(しめ)している。
The room thermometer shows 30 degrees.
屋外(おくがい)温度計(おんどけい)()たら、マイナス5()だったので(おどろ)いた。
When I looked at the outdoor thermometer, I was surprised to see it was minus 5 degrees.

温度(おんど) (temperature) + (けい) (meter, gauge). The general word for any device that measures temperature, whether a medical thermometer, a room thermometer, or an industrial temperature gauge.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 温度計(おんどけい)(はか)る — measure with a thermometer
  • 温度計(おんどけい)目盛(めも)り — scale on a thermometer
  • 温度計(おんどけい)()がる — the thermometer rises
  • 温度計(おんどけい)()がる — the thermometer drops

RELATED TERMS:

  • 体温計(たいおんけい) — clinical thermometer (specifically for body temperature)
  • 寒暖計(かんだんけい) — thermometer (older term, emphasizing hot and cold)
  • 湿度計(しつどけい) — hygrometer (humidity meter)
  • 気圧計(きあつけい) — barometer

Related Words

Related: おんど