thermoelectrometer

[ thur-moh-i-lek-trom-i-ter, -ee-lek- ]

/ ˌθɜr moʊ ɪ lɛkˈtrɒm ɪ tər, -ˌi lɛk- /

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noun Electricity.

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

Nearby words

thermoelectric, thermoelectric couple, thermoelectric effect, thermoelectric thermometer, thermoelectricity, thermoelectrometer, thermoelectromotive force, thermoelectron, thermoesthesia, thermoesthesiometer, thermoexcitory

Origin of thermoelectrometer

First recorded in 1835–45; thermo- + electrometer

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In 1838 Riess constructed his electrical air-thermometer (the thermoelectrometer).
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