This is how Nasa measures the temperature of stars and planets.
The Sun (2008)
During one particularly cold snap, we measured the temperature in my bedroom.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We all know that's how temperatures are measured .
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Seesub-zero temperatures
Definition of 'measure'
measure
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verb
If you measure a quantity that can be expressed in numbers, such as the length of something, you discover it using a particular instrument or device, for example a ruler.