- platinum thermometer
- nounthermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire• Syn: ↑resistance thermometer• Hypernyms: ↑thermometer
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
platinum thermometer — /plætənəm θəˈmɒmətə/ (say platuhnuhm thuh momuhtuh) noun an instrument for measuring temperatures up to about 1200°C which consists of a coil of platinum wire enclosed within a protective tube, changes of temperature being indicated by a change… …
Thermometer — A clinical mercury in glass thermometer … Wikipedia
platinum — /plat n euhm, plat neuhm/, n. 1. Chem. a heavy, grayish white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals, practically unoxidizable except in the presence of bases, and fusible only at extremely high temperatures:… … Universalium
platinum resistance thermometer — platininis termometras statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Termometras, kurio jautrusis elementas – platininis rezistorius. atitikmenys: angl. platinum resistance thermometer vok. Platinthermometer, n;… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
platinum resistance thermometer — platininis termometras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. platinum resistance thermometer vok. Platinthermometer, n; Platinwiderstandsthermometer, n rus. платиновый термометр сопротивления, m pranc. thermomètre à résistance de platine, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
thermometer — thermometric /therr meuh me trik/, thermometrical, adj. thermometrically, adv. /theuhr mom i teuhr/, n. an instrument for measuring temperature, often a sealed glass tube that contains a column of liquid, as mercury, that expands and contracts,… … Universalium
resistance thermometer — noun thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑platinum thermometer • Hypernyms: ↑thermometer * * * noun : a thermometer utilizing a wire as the thermoelectric element and… … Useful english dictionary
Resistance thermometer — Resistance thermometers, also called resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), are temperature sensors that exploit the predictable change in electrical resistance of some materials with changing temperature. As they are almost invariably made of… … Wikipedia
resistance thermometer — a thermometer which uses the electric resistance of metals for determining temperature; it consists of a resistance bulb of platinum or other metal wire, and uses a Wheatstone bridge … Medical dictionary
resistance thermometer — /rəˈzɪstəns θəmɒmətə/ (say ruh zistuhns thuhmomuhtuh) noun a form of thermometer in which the temperature is deduced from the resistance of a spiral of wire (usually platinum) …