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pyroscope
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pyroscope has 1 sense
- pyroscope(n = noun.artifact) optical pyrometer - a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object; Array is a kind of pyrometer
CIDE DICTIONARY
pyroscope, n. [Pyro- + -scope: cf. F. pyroscope.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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