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kata-thermometer

kata-thermometer is the alternative spelling of kata thermometer.

Meaning of kata thermometer

Noun

kata thermometer (plural kata thermometers)

  1. (measuring instrument) A device consisting principally of an alcohol thermometer, used to measure air cooling power and, indirectly, small wind speeds in circulating air, by measuring the time taken for the temperature of the bulb of alcohol to make a specified drop (100° to 95°F).
    • Though the kata-thermometer was originally designed for measuring human comfort, it afterwards turned out to be far more useful as an anemometer.1945, Institution of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (Great Britain), The Building Services Engineer, Volume 13, page 90

Noun capitalized: Kata-thermometer

Kata-thermometer (plural Kata-thermometers)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of kata thermometer.

Forms of kata-thermometer

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Questions about kata-thermometer

What is kata-thermometer the alternative spelling of?
Kata-thermometer is the alternative spelling of kata thermometer.
What part of speech is kata-thermometer?
Kata-thermometer is a noun.
What is the plural of kata-thermometer?
The plural of kata-thermometer is kata-thermometers.

Words near kata-thermometer in the dictionary

  1. kata factors
  2. Kata Kolok
  3. kata thermometer
  4. kata thermometers
  5. Kata Tjuta
  6. kata-thermometer
  7. kata-thermometers
  8. Kata-vari
  9. Kataang
  10. Kataasan
  11. Katabanian

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