Pyrometer vs. Thermocouple

Pyrometernoun

A thermometer designed to measure high temperatures.

Pyrometernoun

An instrument for measuring the thermal expansion of solids.

Pyrometernoun

An instrument used for measuring the expansion of solid bodies by heat.

Pyrometernoun

An instrument for measuring degrees of heat above those indicated by the mercurial thermometer.

Pyrometernoun

a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures

Pyrometernoun

an instrument for measuring high temperatures, especially in furnaces and kilns

Pyrometer

A pyrometer is a type of remote-sensing thermometer used to measure the temperature of distant objects. Various forms of pyrometers have historically existed.

Thermocouplenoun

(physics) A transducer consisting of two different metals welded together at each end; a voltage is produced that is proportional to the difference in temperature between the two junctions (one of which is normally held at a known temperature)

Thermocouplenoun

A thermoelectric couple.

Thermocouplenoun

a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference

Thermocouplenoun

a thermoelectric device for measuring temperature, consisting of two wires of different metals connected at two points, a voltage being developed between the two junctions in proportion to the temperature difference.

Thermocouple

A thermocouple is an electrical device consisting of two dissimilar electrical conductors forming an electrical junction. A thermocouple produces a temperature-dependent voltage as a result of Seebeck effect, and this voltage can be interpreted to measure temperature.