termómetro

Definitions of termómetro
  1. noun
    measuring instrument for measuring temperature
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    pirómetro
    a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures
    termopar
    a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference
    termógrafo
    a thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph as a function of time
    termopila
    a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series
    type of:
    instrumento de medición, instrumento de medida
    instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
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