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paleothermometer

paleothermometer noun: anything found in the natural record (such as a tree ring) that can be used to deduce the temperature at some time in the past.

Noun

paleothermometer (plural paleothermometers)

  1. Anything found in the natural record (such as a tree ring) that can be used to deduce the temperature at some time in the past.

Forms of paleothermometer

pluralpaleothermometers
alternative formpalaeothermometer

Origin of paleothermometer

From paleo- + thermometer.

Questions about paleothermometer

What does paleothermometer mean?
Paleothermometer means anything found in the natural record (such as a tree ring) that can be used to deduce the temperature at some time in the past.
What part of speech is paleothermometer?
Paleothermometer is a noun.
What is the plural of paleothermometer?
The plural of paleothermometer is paleothermometers.

Words near paleothermometer in the dictionary

  1. paleothere
  2. paleotheres
  3. paleotherian
  4. paleothermal
  5. paleothermic
  6. paleothermometer
  7. paleothermometers
  8. paleothermometry
  9. paleotidal
  10. paleotopographic
  11. paleotopographical

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