Thermometer
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A thermometer is a device which measures temperature or temperature gradient, using a variety of different principles. There are various types of thermometers, with thermometers used for medical purposes being amongst the most well known type.
Types of thermometers
Thermometers have been built which utilise a range of physical effects to measure temperature. Most thermometers are originally calibrated to a constant-volume gas thermometer.- Mercury-in-glass thermometer
- Bi-metal mechanical thermometer
- Electrical resistance thermometer
- Galileo thermometer
- Infrared thermometer
- Liquid Crystal Thermometer
- Maximum minimum thermometer
- Reversing thermometer
- Silicon bandgap temperature sensor
- Six's thermometer
- Thermistor
- Thermocouple
Specialist uses of thermometers
- Laboratory thermometer
- Meat thermometer
- Medical thermometer
- Room thermometer
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