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PYROMETER
pyrometer
(noun) a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pyrometer (plural pyrometers)
A thermometer designed to measure high temperatures.
An instrument for measuring the thermal expansion of solids.
Source: Wiktionary
Py*rom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Pyro- + -meter: cf. F. pyromètre.]
1. (Physics)
Definition: An instrument used for measuring the expansion of solid bodies by heat.
2. (Physics)
Definition: An instrument for measuring degrees of heat above those indicated by the mercurial thermometer.
Note: It is usually constructed so as to register the change which the heat to be measured produces in the length of some expansible substance, as a metallic rod, or in the intensity of a thermo- electric current.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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