Definition of thermorelay
:a device for detecting very small optical-lever deflections in which a reflected beam of radiation falls on a sensitive thermocouple so arranged as to measure very small deflections
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thermorelay
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ther·mo·relay
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Origin and Etymology of thermorelay
therm- + relay
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