The American's bravely resisted them, and only 30 of Washington's men were killed. At length, Gen. De Villiers offered up terms of surrender to the American's. Washington accepted the honorable terms, and he and his army were allowed to leave with all their equiptment, and provisions.
oral thermometer a clinical thermometer that is placed under the tongue. recording thermometer a temperature-sensitive instrument by which the temperature to which it is exposed is continuously recorded. rectal thermometer a clinical thermometer that is inserted into the rectum.
When you place a thermometer inside the oral cavity (the mouth, silly), you are actually finding out the oral temperature. Axillary temperature is taken by placing the thermometer under the armpits of a person. A thermometer designed for oral use can also be used for measuring the axillary temperature.