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An instrument for measuring the intensity of heat radiating from a fire, or the cooling influence of bodies. It is a differential thermometer, having one bulb coated with gold or silver leaf.

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  1. n. An instrument for measuring the intensity of heat radiating from a fire, or the cooling influence of bodies. It is a differential thermometer, having one bulb coated with gold or silver leaf.
  2. n. a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object
  3. An instrument for measuring the intensity of heat radiating from a fire, or the cooling influence of bodies. It is a differential thermometer, having one bulb coated with gold or silver leaf. [R.]
  4. An instrument for measuring the intensity of heat radiatingfrom a fire, or the cooling influence of bodies. It is a differentialthermometer, having one bulb coated with gold or silver leaf. [R.]
  5. n a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object