thermometry

[ther-mom-i-tree]

noun

1. the branch of physics dealing with the measurement of temperature.

2. the science of the construction and use of thermometers.

thermometry

/ ˌθɜːməˈmɛtrɪk, θəˈmɒmɪtrɪ /

noun

1. the branch of physics concerned with the measurement of temperature and the design and use of thermometers and pyrometers

Other Word Forms

• thermometrically adverb
• thermometric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thermometry¹

First recorded in 1855–60; thermo- + -metry

Example Sentences

The sample head measures the thermal Hall effect using capacitive thermometry.

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The newly bright prospects for ocean acoustic thermometry are also a validation for Munk, who was deeply saddened when his global acoustic dreams were muted, Cornuelle says.

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The discipline was thermometry, and its controversial tool a glass tube used to measure body temperature called a thermometer.

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The two systems differ in how they direct light and how they use magnetic-resonance thermometry, but “the basic principle is the same”, Barnett says.

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This result naturally suggests the formation of a new scale of thermometry by the adoption of the defining relation T = 1 ⁄ μ, where T denotes temperature.

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