Spanish Conversation · Level 51
74 words
Spanish word
termómetro
Pronunciation
IPA/teɾˈmometɾo/
Meaning
- masculine nounthermometer
Example
El termómetro marca 20 grados.
The thermometer shows 20 degrees.
More examples
Pon el termómetro en la axila para medir la fiebre.
Put the fever thermometer in the armpit to check for a fever.
Core concept
Instrument with a numbered scale for reading body, air, or liquid temperature in degrees.
Common phrases
termómetro para la fiebre
fever thermometer
termómetro ambiental
room thermometer
Similar words
temperatura: Gives a numeric value in degrees indicating how hot or cold a place or object is.
termostato: Automatically operates heating or cooling to maintain a chosen indoor temperature.
medidor: Measures a quantity and displays the measured value as a number.
Definition in Spanish
Instrumento que indica la temperatura en una escala, empleado para registrar la temperatura del cuerpo, del aire o de líquidos.
Word origin
Built from the Greek roots thermós 'hot' and métron 'measure', adopted into Spanish via Latin and Old French to denote temperature-measuring instruments.
Usage tips
- To avoid ambiguity, specify clínico, ambiental or meteorológico when referring to a medical, household, or weather thermometer.