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THERMOSCOPE
Etymology
Noun
thermoscope (plural thermoscopes)
A scientific instrument that measures changes in temperature.
Source: Wiktionary
Ther"mo*scope, n. Etym: [Thermo- + -scope.] (Physics)
Definition: An instrument for indicating changes of temperature without indicating the degree of heat by which it is affected; especially, an instrument contrived by Count Rumford which, as modified by Professor Leslie, was afterward called the differential thermometer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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