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.

Origin of pyrometer

1
First recorded in 1740–50; pyro- + -meter

Other words from pyrometer

  • py·ro·met·ric [pahy-ruh-me-trik], /ˌpaɪ rəˈmɛ trɪk/, py·ro·met·ri·cal, adjective
  • py·ro·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
  • py·rom·e·try, noun

Words Nearby pyrometer

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use pyrometer in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for pyrometer

pyrometer

/ (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 of pyrometer

  • pyrometric (ˌpaɪrəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or pyrometrical, adjective
  • pyrometrically, adverb
  • pyrometry, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012