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geothermometers

geothermometers is the plural of geothermometer.

Meaning of geothermometer

Noun

geothermometer (plural geothermometers)

  1. A proxy that allows for geothermometry, the determination of the temperature of a geological material from the past or existing at great depth.
    • The geothermometer is often used to calculate the deep temperatures of geothermal reservoirs on the basis of water-rock equilibrium in the exploration of geothermal resources.1966, Zheng Xilai, Liu Hongjun, “STUDY OF THE WATER-ROCK EQUILIBRIUM STATE IN THE APPLICATION OF GEOTHERMOMETER”, in Journal of Xi'An Engineering, volume 1
  2. (obsolete) A thermometer designed for measuring extremely high temperatures below ground level.
    • Walferdin's registering thermometer and the geothermometer of Magnus are constructed on this principle.1880 July, “The Interior of the Earth”, in Popular Science, volume 17, number 19

Questions about geothermometers

What is geothermometers the plural of?
Geothermometers is the plural of geothermometer.

Words near geothermometers in the dictionary

  1. geothermochronologic
  2. geothermochronological
  3. geothermochronology
  4. geothermoelectric
  5. geothermometer
  6. geothermometers
  7. geothermometric
  8. geothermometrically
  9. geothermometry
  10. geotherms
  11. geothermy

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