radiation thermometer
noun
1 Meteorology a thermometer used for measuring temperature when placed in direct sunlight (as opposed to the temperature in the shade).
2A thermometer that measures the temperature of a distant object by measuring the spectrum of the heat radiation it emits.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.
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