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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