thermoscope

/ (ˈθɜːməˌskəʊp) /

noun

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

Nearby words

thermoreceptor, thermoregulate, thermoregulation, thermoremanent magnetization, thermos, thermoscope, thermosensitive, thermosetting, thermosiphon, thermosphere, thermostable

Derived Forms

thermoscopic (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.