pyrometer

[ pahy-rom-i-ter ]

noun

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

pyrometer

/ ˌpaɪrəʊˈmɛtrɪk; paɪˈrɒmɪtə /

noun

1. 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

• ˌpyroˈmetrically, adverb
• pyˈrometry, noun
• pyrometric, adjective

Other Words From

• py·ro·met·ric [pahy-r, uh, -, me, -trik], pyro·metri·cal adjective
• pyro·metri·cal·ly adverb
• py·rome·try noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrometer¹

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

Example Sentences

Pyrometer, pī-rom′e-tėr, n. an instrument in the form of a metallic bar for measuring the temperature of bodies under heat.

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The end of the tube was then embedded in the coal, when the pyrometer indicated a temperature of 1260 Fahr.

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In all experiments relating to temperature pretending to any degree of accuracy, a pyrometer of some kind should be used.

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In these furnaces the tube of the pyrometer is inserted through one of the apertures at the top, as shown in Fig. 7.

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He was never tired regulating the tubes, trying the taps, and testing the heat of the gas by the pyrometer.

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