- 温度计 wēndùjì thermometerAn instrument for measuring temperature; also includes a thermograph. Also called [[温度表|溫度表|wen1 du4 biao3]].
- 温度表 wēndùbiǎo thermometerAn instrument used for measuring temperature.
- 平均温度 píngjūnwēndù average temperatureThe numerical value obtained by dividing the sum of air temperatures measured at different times by the number of observations; mean temperature
- 摄氏温度计 shèshìwēndùjì Celsius thermometerA thermometer calibrated to the Celsius scale; also refers to the Celsius scale system where the freezing point of water is zero degrees and the boiling point is one hundred degrees
- 温度梯度 wēndùtīdù temperature gradientthe rate of temperature change per unit of distance
- 热力学温度 rèlìxuéwēndù thermodynamic temperaturethermodynamic temperature; absolute temperature measured from absolute zero
- 环境温度 huánjìngwēndù ambient temperatureenvironmental temperature; the temperature of the surrounding area
- 列氏温度计 lièshìwēndùjì Reaumur thermometerA type of thermometer used to measure temperature on the Reaumur scale.
- 绝对温度 juéduìwēndù absolute temperatureA temperature scale based on absolute zero, defined as approximately -273.16 degrees Celsius.
- 华氏温度计 huáshìwēndùjì Fahrenheit thermometerA thermometer that displays temperature according to the Fahrenheit scale
- 对比温度 duìbǐwēndù reduced temperaturethe ratio of the actual temperature of a fluid to its critical temperature, used in thermodynamics to compare different substances