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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

/ ˌθɜËməˈmÉ›trɪk; θəˈmÉ’mɪtrɪ /

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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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ³Ù³ó±ð°ù³¾´Çˈ³¾±ð³Ù°ù¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
  • thermometric, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thermometry1

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

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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 sameâ€, 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 â„ μ, where T denotes temperature.

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