pyrometer
/paɪˈɹɑ.mɪ.tɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
An instrument for measuring the thermal expansion of solids.
Example Sentences
- "I was working with full regulator and about 40 per cent cut-off and we were going quite hard when André called my attention to the pyrometer. This was showing a comparatively low temperature (about 250 deg C.) which meant that unless I eased up, the boiler might start to prime. So we eased her a shade, let the water come down to a third of a glass and then we were away again in perfect order with the pyrometer showing about 375 deg C."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English pyrometer From pyro- + -meter.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /paɪˈɹɑ.mɪ.tɚ/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry, Physics.