thermometry

[ ther-mom-i-tree ]

noun

1. the branch of physics dealing with the measurement of temperature.
2. the science of the construction and use of thermometers.

thermometry

/ ˌθɜːməˈmɛtrɪk; θəˈmɒmɪtrɪ /

noun

1. the branch of physics concerned with the measurement of temperature and the design and use of thermometers and pyrometers

Derived Forms

• ˌthermoˈmetrically, adverb
• thermometric, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thermometry¹

First recorded in 1855–60; thermo- + -metry

Example Sentences

The sample head measures the thermal Hall effect using capacitive thermometry.

From Science Daily

The newly bright prospects for ocean acoustic thermometry are also a validation for Munk, who was deeply saddened when his global acoustic dreams were muted, Cornuelle says.

From Science Magazine

The discipline was thermometry, and its controversial tool a glass tube used to measure body temperature called a thermometer.

From Scientific American

The two systems differ in how they direct light and how they use magnetic-resonance thermometry, but “the basic principle is the same”, Barnett says.

From Nature

This result naturally suggests the formation of a new scale of thermometry by the adoption of the defining relation T = 1 ⁄ μ, where T denotes temperature.

From Project Gutenberg