thermograph

American  

[thur-muh-graf, -grahf] / ˈθɜr məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

1. a thermometer that records the temperatures it measures.

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thermograph British  

/ -ˌɡræf, ˈθɜːməʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. a type of thermometer that produces a continuous record of a fluctuating temperature

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Etymology

Origin of thermograph

First recorded in 1830–40; thermo- + -graph

Example Sentences

“What would be cool,” she says, “would be to take an infrared light photo or a thermograph of her to see if the spot pattern is still there—but invisible to our eye.”

From National Geographic • Aug. 23, 2023

Figure 14.27 A thermograph of part of a building shows temperature variations, indicating where heat transfer to the outside is most severe.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Figure 14.35 Artist’s rendition of a thermograph of a patient’s upper body, showing the distribution of heat represented by different colors.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

In fact, the optics of a typical thermograph somewhat resemble early television.

From Time Magazine Archive

The meteorologist had got his recording station, containing anemometer, barograph, and thermograph, rigged over the stern.

From South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition by Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir