单词 | microtasimeter |
释义 | > as lemmasmicrotasimeter microtasimeter n. Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)təˈsɪmᵻtə/ , U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊtəˈsɪmədər/ now historical an instrument for measuring very small changes in temperature.ΚΠ 1878 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 106 173 Edison's Micro-tasimeter. 1879 Scribner's Monthly July 447/1 From this germ have sprung: 1. the transmitting telephone, 2. the micro-tasimeter instrument for the detection of infinitesimal quantities of heat,[etc.]. 1947 Science 7 Feb. 138/2 He [sc. Edison] took with him his recently developed microtasimeter—an instrument utilizing the varying pressures produced by the expansion of a hard rubber rod on a carbon microphone. < as lemmas |
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