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thermometer; temperature gauge
An instrument for measuring temperature.
温度計で熱を測る。
To take one's temperature with a thermometer.
部屋の温度計が30度を示している。
The room thermometer shows 30 degrees.
屋外の温度計を見たら、マイナス5度だったので驚いた。
When I looked at the outdoor thermometer, I was surprised to see it was minus 5 degrees.
温度 (temperature) + 計 (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:
- 温度計で測る — measure with a thermometer
- 温度計の目盛り — scale on a thermometer
- 温度計が上がる — the thermometer rises
- 温度計が下がる — the thermometer drops
RELATED TERMS:
- 体温計 — clinical thermometer (specifically for body temperature)
- 寒暖計 — thermometer (older term, emphasizing hot and cold)
- 湿度計 — hygrometer (humidity meter)
- 気圧計 — barometer
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