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thermometry

thermometry

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The science of measuring temperature
  • noun
  • /θərˈmɑːmətri/
  • Specialized
: termometría
  • Includes Thermo-Electric Thermometry Primer.
  • acoustic thermometry

Examples

  • The group noted that this variation is especially surprising since Strehlow had previously studied the dielectric properties of multicomponent glasses, intensively because of their usefulness in capacitance thermometry in high magnetic fields.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Galileo's air thermometer, made before 1597, was the foundation of accurate thermometry.

    Blog text (30)
  • The experiment essentially constituted millikelvin noise thermometry on a single mechanical degree of freedom.

    Academic text (2006)
  • It will also be interesting to measure many other properties of the superfluid system, but doing so will require model-independent methods of thermometry.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The Greenland air temperature based on isotope thermometry shows abrupt warm periods called Dansgaard-Oeschger events.

    Academic text (2002)
  • He invented the Electro-Optical Sensor for high-temperature fiber optical thermometry and VTOL landing site fabrication.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Complete systems are supplied with automatic temperature controllers, field-independent thermometry, Hall probes, and computer-controllable bipolar magnet power supplies.

    Academic text (1997)
  • C-98 includes a handy primer on The Elementary Principles of Thermo-Electric Thermometry to help both experienced and novice technicians. ROLOCK INC.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Thermometry is essential in many scientific fields to accurately measure temperature changes.

  • In medicine, thermometry is used to gauge patients' body temperatures for diagnosing illnesses.

Surface Forms

thermometry singular
thermometries plural

Morphology

thermometry = therm (semi-transparent) = therm + metry

Formed from the combining form 'therm-' (heat) + the suffix '-metry' (measurement); the components are technical scientific morphemes so the meaning is clearer to learners with scientific vocabulary.

Etymology

The word thermometry comes from Greek parts thermo- meaning 'heat' and -metry meaning 'measure'. Think of it as a 'ruler for heat'. Just like a thermometer or a meter measures things, thermometry is the science of measuring temperature.