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termómetro

thermometer

noun tehr-MOH-meh-troh Rare

Origin: From Greek thermós ('hot') + métron ('measure').

Usage Note

Termómetro is stressed on the second syllable (esdrújula/proparoxytone). It refers both to a clinical thermometer (termómetro clínico) and to weather/environmental measuring devices. Figuratively, it is used in journalism as a metaphor for measuring public opinion or political temperature.

Examples

"El termómetro marcaba cuarenta grados a la sombra."

Natural Translation

The thermometer showed forty degrees in the shade.

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