an instrument with which high temperatures, beyond the range of ordinary thermometers, are measured
Origin of pyrometer
pyro- + -meterpyrometer
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pyrometer
noun
Any of various thermometers used for measuring high temperatures.
Related Forms:
- py′ro·met′ric py′ro·met′ri·cal
adjective
- py′ro·met′ri·cal·ly
adverb
- py·rom′e·try
noun
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Noun
(plural pyrometers)
- A thermometer designed to measure high temperatures.
- An instrument for measuring the thermal expansion of solids.
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