Thermometer vs. Pyrometer

Thermometernoun

An apparatus used to measure temperature.

Thermometernoun

An instrument for measuring temperature, founded on the principle that changes of temperature in bodies are accompanied by proportional changes in their volumes or dimensions.

Thermometernoun

measuring instrument for measuring temperature

Thermometer

A thermometer is a device that measures temperature or a temperature gradient (the degree of hotness or coldness of an object). A thermometer has two important elements: (1) a temperature sensor (e.g.

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

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.