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telethermometer

telethermometer noun: an apparatus for determining the temperature of a distant point, by a thermoelectric circuit or otherwise.

Noun

telethermometer (plural telethermometers)

  1. An apparatus for determining the temperature of a distant point, by a thermoelectric circuit or otherwise.
    • "The accurate measurement of temperature is still a problem of considerable difficulty," he resumed, adjusting the thermometer. "A heated mass can impart vibratory motion to the ether which fills space, and the wave-motions of ether are able to reproduce in other bodies motions similar to those by...1914, Arthur B[enjamin] Reeve, “(please specify the story)”, in The Dream Doctor (The Craig Kennedy Series), New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC

Forms of telethermometer

pluraltelethermometers

Origin of telethermometer

From tele- + thermometer.

Questions about telethermometer

What does telethermometer mean?
Telethermometer means an apparatus for determining the temperature of a distant point, by a thermoelectric circuit or otherwise.
What part of speech is telethermometer?
Telethermometer is a noun.
What is the plural of telethermometer?
The plural of telethermometer is telethermometers.

Words near telethermometer in the dictionary

  1. teletherapists
  2. teletherapy
  3. telethermograph
  4. telethermographic
  5. telethermographs
  6. telethermometer
  7. telethermometers
  8. telethermometric
  9. telethermometry
  10. telethermoscope
  11. telethermoscopes

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