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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