CRYOMETER

cryometer

(noun) a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cryometer (plural cryometers)

A thermometer used at very low temperatures.

Source: Wiktionary


Cry*om"e*ter, n. [Gr. cold, frost + -meter.] (Physics)

Definition: A thermometer for the measurement of low temperatures, esp. such an instrument containing alcohol or some other liquid of a lower freezing point than mercury.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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