thermometry

noun

ther·​mom·​e·​try thər-ˈmä-mə-trē How to pronounce thermometry (audio)
thə-ˈmä-mə-tər
: the measurement of temperature

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This finding held, even when researchers allowed for changes in thermometry methods and technologies. Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2022 Enter Danish astronomer Olaus Rømer, who heralded an innovation that would change thermometry forever. Phil Jaekl, Time, 1 June 2021 But the reports have been convincing, says Luís Carlos, a nanoscientist at the University of Aveiro in Portugal, who studies intracellular thermometry but was not involved in the new study. Alla Katsnelson, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2021 The newly bright prospects for ocean acoustic thermometry are also a validation for Munk, who was deeply saddened when his global acoustic dreams were muted, Cornuelle says. Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 17 Sep. 2020

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of thermometry was in 1848

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“Thermometry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thermometry. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

Medical Definition

thermometry

noun
ther·​mom·​e·​try thə(r)-ˈmäm-ə-trē How to pronounce thermometry (audio)
plural thermometries
: the measurement of temperature

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