Look up: pyrometer

1. pyrometer
   [n] - a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures
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2. Pyrometer
   A device for measuring the high temperatures in a furnace. See also: Thermometer.
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3. pyrometer
   instrument to measure temperatures. Usually by generation of electric current by a thermocouple when acted on by direct heat. Commonly used to measure matrix surface temperatures, or tread rubber temperatures Category: Various industries and crafts
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4. Pyrometer
   Py·rom'e·ter noun [ Pyro- + -meter : confer French pyromètre .] 1. (Physics) An instrument used for measuring the expansion of solid bodies by heat. 2. (Physics) An instrument for measuring degrees ...
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5. pyrometer
   1. <physics> An instrument used for measuring the expansion of solid bodies by heat. ... 2. <physics> An instrument for measuring degrees of heat above those indicated by the mercurial thermometer. ... It is usually constructed so as to register the change which the heat to be measured p...
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6. pyrometer
   noun a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures
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7. Pyrometer
   • (n.) An instrument for measuring degrees of heat above those indicated by the mercurial thermometer. • (n.) An instrument used for measuring the expansion of solid bodies by heat.
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8. pyrometer
   device for measuring relatively high temperatures, such as are encountered in furnaces. Most pyrometers work by measuring radiation from the body ... [3 related articles]
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9. Pyrometer
   A pyrometer is a non-contacting device that intercepts and measures thermal radiation, a process known as pyrometry. This device can be used to determine the temperature of an object`s surface. The word pyrometer comes from the Greek word for fire, "πυρ" (pyro), and meter, meaning to measure. Pyrometer was originally coined to denote a devic...
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10. Pyrometer
    A pyrometer is a device for measuring temperatures outside of the range of a mercurial thermometer.
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11. pyrometer
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pī-rom′ĕ-tĕr Definitions: 1. An instrument for measuring high degrees of heat, beyond the capacity of a mercury or gas thermometer.
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12. pyrometer
    Any instrument used for measuring high temperatures by means of the thermal radiation emitted by a hot object. In a radiation pyrometer the emitted radiation is detected by a sensor such as a thermocouple. In an optical pyrometer the colour of an electrically heated filament is matched visually to t...
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