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pyrometric cone

pyrometric cone noun: a conical device used to visually gauge heatwork during the firing of ceramics in a kiln. The individual cones in a set soften and fall over at different temperatures.

pyrometric cone: a conical device used to visually gauge heatwork during the firing of ceramics in a kiln. The...
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Noun

pyrometric cone (plural pyrometric cones)

  1. A conical device used to visually gauge heatwork during the firing of ceramics in a kiln. The individual cones in a set soften and fall over at different temperatures.

Synonyms of pyrometric cone

Forms of pyrometric cone

pluralpyrometric cones

Questions about pyrometric cone

What does pyrometric cone mean?
Pyrometric cone means a conical device used to visually gauge heatwork during the firing of ceramics in a kiln. The individual cones in a set soften and fall over at different temperatures.
What part of speech is pyrometric cone?
Pyrometric cone is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrometric cone?
The plural of pyrometric cone is pyrometric cones.

Words near pyrometric cone in the dictionary

  1. pyrometamorphic
  2. pyrometamorphism
  3. pyrometer
  4. pyrometers
  5. pyrometric
  6. pyrometric cone
  7. pyrometrical
  8. pyrometrically
  9. pyrometry
  10. pyromorphite
  11. pyromorphites

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