pyrometer

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noun

py·​rom·​e·​ter pī-ˈrä-mə-tər 

: an instrument for measuring temperatures especially when beyond the range of mercurial thermometers

pyrometric

ˌpī-rə-ˈme-trik 

adjective

pyrometrically

ˌpī-rə-ˈme-tri-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

pyrometry

pī-ˈrä-mə-trē 

noun

pyrometric

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adjective

py·​ro·​met·​ric ¦pīrə¦me‧trik 

variants or less commonly pyrometrical

-‧trə̇kəl

: of or relating to pyrometry

also : determined by a pyrometer : used in the measurement of high temperatures

pyrometrically

-ə̇k(ə)lē 

adverb

Examples of pyrometer in a Sentence

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Noun

This instrument, called a radiation pyrometer, resembles a small telescope and is equipped with rock-salt and quartz lenses that screen out all except infrared radiations. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 17 Dec. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Noun

International Scientific Vocabulary

Adjective

International Scientific Vocabulary pyrometry + -ic; probably originally formed as French pyrométrique

First Known Use

Noun

1791, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pyrometer

• barometer
• chronometer
• geometer
• hydrometer
• hygrometer
• kilometer
• micrometer
• odometer
• photometer
• psychrometer
• pycnometer
• rheometer