thermometry

American  

[ther-mom-i-tree] / θərˈmɒm ɪ tri /

noun

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

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

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thermometry British  

/ ˌθɜːməˈmɛtrɪk, θəˈmɒmɪtrɪ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• thermometric adjective
• thermometrically adverb

Etymology

Origin of thermometry

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

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024

But the reports have been convincing, says Luís Carlos, a nanoscientist at the University of Aveiro in Portugal, who studies intracellular thermometry but was not involved in the new study.

From Scientific American • Jan. 15, 2021

Séguin recognized that thermometry and quantitative symptom tracking were becoming central components of modern medicine, but he did not fully understand why. 

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2014

Although the necrometer ended up nothing more than a joke and a failure, the medical labor system that thermometry and Séguin’s teaching made possible has made all of us constant monitors of our bodily metrics.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2014

Sanctorius was too far ahead of his time to teach us the true value of medical thermometry.

From Doctor and Patient by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)