Hypernyms for "thermometer"
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air thermometer
alcohol thermometer
alcohol-in-glass thermometer
candy thermometer
Centigrade thermometer
cryometer
dry-bulb thermometer
electric thermometer
Fahrenheit thermometer
gas thermometer
maximum and minimum thermometer
meat thermometer
mercury thermometer
mercury-in-glass thermometer
oven thermometer
platinum thermometer
pyrometer
Reaumur thermometer
resistance thermometer
reversing thermometer
self-registering thermometer
telethermometer
thermel
thermocouple
thermocouple junction
thermoelectric thermometer
thermograph
thermometrograph
thermopile
wet-bulb thermometer
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.