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thermowell

thermowell noun: a metal tube designed to hold and protect a thermometer.

Noun

thermowell (plural thermowells)

  1. A metal tube designed to hold and protect a thermometer
    • An Ashcroft temperature gauge (range of 0 to 500 °C, with a 1% ASME B40.3, grade A accuracy inserted into a thermowell manufactured from 316L stainless steel) was used to measure the temperature.2015 February 21, Frank Riedewald, Maria Sousa-Gallagher, “Novel waste printed circuit board recycling process with molten salt”, in MethodsX, volume 2, →DOI

Forms of thermowell

pluralthermowells

Origin of thermowell

From thermo- + well.

Questions about thermowell

What does thermowell mean?
Thermowell means a metal tube designed to hold and protect a thermometer.
What part of speech is thermowell?
Thermowell is a noun.
What is the plural of thermowell?
The plural of thermowell is thermowells.

Words near thermowell in the dictionary

  1. thermoviscous
  2. thermovoltage
  3. thermovoltages
  4. thermovoltaic
  5. thermowelding
  6. thermowell
  7. thermowells
  8. thermoxerophilic
  9. thermoxerophilous
  10. thermoxidation
  11. thermoxidative

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