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Also known as temperature sensor, 🌡

thumb|Mercury thermometer (mercury-in-glass thermometer) for measurement of room temperature.

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A thermometer is a device used to measure temperature, such as the air in a room. It matters because knowing temperature helps us stay comfortable, monitor health, and make decisions about heating and cooling our environments.

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Subclass of: measuring instrument
Image: - Thermometer -.jpg
Has use: temperature measurement

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described by source: Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
Unicode character: 🌡
Commons category: Measuring instruments (temperature)
Commons gallery: Thermometer
measures: temperature
discoverer or inventor: Hero of Alexandria
WordLift URL: data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/thermometers
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
OpenStreetMap tag: weather:thermometer=yes

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