ra|di|o|mi|crom|e|ter

ra|di|o|mi|crom|e|ter
ra|di|o|mi|crom|e|ter «RAY dee oh my KROM uh tuhr», noun.
a thermoelectric device for measuring minute changes in temperature.
[< radio- + micrometer]

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