pyrophotometer

pyrophotometer
\\“+\ noun
Etymology: pyr- + photometer
: an optical pyrometer in which light from an incandescent body whose temperature is to be measured is passed through ruby glass and the red rays thus isolated are compared with those similarly received from a standard flame — compare pyrometer

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/puy'roh foh tom"i teuhr/, n. Physics.
a form of pyrometer that measures temperature by optical or photometric means.
[PYRO- + PHOTOMETER]

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  • pyrophotometer — [pī΄rə fō täm′ət ər] n. [ PYRO + PHOTOMETER] an optical instrument for measuring extremely high temperatures …   English World dictionary

  • pyrophotometer — /puy roh foh tom i teuhr/, n. Physics. a form of pyrometer that measures temperature by optical or photometric means. [PYRO + PHOTOMETER] * * * …   Universalium

  • pyrophotometer — py·ro·photometer …   English syllables

  • pyrophotometer — /ˌpaɪroʊfoʊˈtɒmətə/ (say .puyrohfoh tomuhtuh) noun a form of pyrometer which measures temperature by optical or photometric means …  

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