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noun
A thermometer designed to measure high temperatures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: cryometer
Broader terms: thermometer, device
noun
An instrument for measuring the thermal expansion of solids.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thermometer
Narrower terms: optical pyrometer, pyroscope, pyrometric cone, radiation pyrometer, resistance pyrometer
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh2wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- Proto-Indo-European *meh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English pyrometer From pyro- + -meter.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
