tasimeter
noun
a device for measuring small temperature changes. It depends on the changes of pressure resulting from expanding or contracting solids
Word Origin for tasimeter
C19 tasi-, from Greek tasis tension + -meter
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
Examples from the Web for tasimeter
Historical Examples of tasimeter
Experiments with Edison's tasimeter seemed to show that the corona radiates a sensible amount of heat.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth CenturyAgnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
The tasimeter has been used to demonstrate heat from remote stars (suns), such as Arcturus.
Edison, His Life and InventionsFrank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin