pyrometer

[ pahy-rom-i-ter ]

/ paɪˈrɒm ɪ tər /

noun

an apparatus for measuring high temperatures that uses the radiation emitted by a hot body as a basis for measurement.

Origin of pyrometer

First recorded in 1740–50; pyro- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM pyrometer

py·ro·met·ric

[pahy-ruh-me-trik], /ˌpaɪ rəˈmɛ trɪk/, py·ro·met·ri·cal, adjectivepy·ro·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbpy·rom·e·try, noun

Words nearby pyrometer

pyromagnetic, pyromancy, pyromania, pyromaniac, pyrometallurgy, pyrometer, pyrometric bead, pyrometric cone, pyromorphite, pyromucic aldehyde, pyrone

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Example sentences from the Web for pyrometer

A somewhat similar instrument is the Gauntlett pyrometer, which is largely used in the north of England.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884|Various
A pyrometer, or heat indicator, is attached externally, so that the attendant can regulate the heat with great facility.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
The position that the pyrometer should occupy is subordinate to the construction of the furnace.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 288|Various
With the pyrometer at three hundred and fifty, it is hardly prudent to pass to thirty.
The King of Schnorrers|Israel Zangwill

He was never tired regulating the tubes, trying the taps, and testing the heat of the gas by the pyrometer.
All Around the Moon|Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for pyrometer

pyrometer

/ (paɪˈrɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument for measuring high temperatures, esp by measuring the brightness (optical pyrometer) or total quantity (radiation pyrometer) of the radiation produced by the source. Other types include the resistance thermometer and the thermocouple

Derived forms of pyrometer

pyrometric (ˌpaɪrəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or pyrometrical, adjectivepyrometrically, adverbpyrometry, noun

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单词	pyrometer
释义	pyrometer [ pahy-rom-i-ter ] / paɪˈrɒm ɪ tər / noun an apparatus for measuring high temperatures that uses the radiation emitted by a hot body as a basis for measurement. Origin of pyrometer First recorded in 1740–50; pyro- + -meter OTHER WORDS FROM pyrometer py·ro·met·ric [pahy-ruh-me-trik], /ˌpaɪ rəˈmɛ trɪk/, py·ro·met·ri·cal, adjectivepy·ro·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbpy·rom·e·try, noun Words nearby pyrometer pyromagnetic, pyromancy, pyromania, pyromaniac, pyrometallurgy, pyrometer, pyrometric bead, pyrometric cone, pyromorphite, pyromucic aldehyde, pyrone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pyrometer A somewhat similar instrument is the Gauntlett pyrometer, which is largely used in the north of England. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884\|Various A pyrometer, or heat indicator, is attached externally, so that the attendant can regulate the heat with great facility. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley The position that the pyrometer should occupy is subordinate to the construction of the furnace. Scientific American Supplement, No. 288\|Various With the pyrometer at three hundred and fifty, it is hardly prudent to pass to thirty. The King of Schnorrers\|Israel Zangwill He was never tired regulating the tubes, trying the taps, and testing the heat of the gas by the pyrometer. All Around the Moon\|Jules Verne British Dictionary definitions for pyrometer pyrometer / (paɪˈrɒmɪtə) / noun an instrument for measuring high temperatures, esp by measuring the brightness (optical pyrometer) or total quantity (radiation pyrometer) of the radiation produced by the source. Other types include the resistance thermometer and the thermocouple Derived forms of pyrometer pyrometric (ˌpaɪrəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or pyrometrical, adjectivepyrometrically, adverbpyrometry, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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