thermoscope

noun

a device that indicates a change in temperature, esp one that does not measure the actual temperature

Nearby words

Derived Formsthermoscopic (ˌθɜːməˈskɒpɪk) or thermoscopical, adjectivethermoscopically, adverb

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Examples from the Web for thermoscope

The instrument shown in his sketch resembles a Galilean thermoscope.
The Introduction of Self-Registering Meteorological Instruments|Robert P. Multhauf
Torricelli's apparatus, unlike Galileo's thermoscope, represented the barometer in essentially its classical form.
The Introduction of Self-Registering Meteorological Instruments|Robert P. Multhauf
In order to determine the effect of radiation in the cooling of bodies, Rumford employed the thermoscope referred to by Cuvier.
Heroes of Science: Physicists|William Garnett
Try the experiment of concentrating on a thermoscope, by means of a burning-glass, the moon's rays.
An Introduction to the History of Science|Walter Libby

My Thermoscope, being fitted somewhat at adventures, I have found at the lowest to be somewhat more than 12.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666|Various

Medicine definitions for thermoscope

thermoscope

[thûr′mə-skōp′]

n.

An instrument that indicates slight differences of temperature but does not record them.