thermoelectrometer

American

[thur-moh-i-lek-trom-i-ter, -ee-lek-] / ˌθɜr moʊ ɪ lɛkˈtrɒm ɪ tər, -ˌi lɛk- /

noun

Electricity.

an instrument for measuring a charge or voltage by means of the heat it produces in a resistance.

First recorded in 1835–45; thermo- + electrometer

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023