thermometer UK /θəˈmɒm.ɪ.tə/US /θɚˈmɑ.mɪ.tɚ/ noun1 •An apparatus used to measure temperature.Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction. — 1835 formsthermometers