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py•rom•e•ter
(pī rom′i tər),USA pronunciation n.
py•ro•met•ric
(pī′rə me′trik),USA pronunciation py′ro•met′ri•cal, adj.
py′ro•met′ri•cal•ly, adv.
py•rom′e•try, n.
- Physics, Thermodynamicsan apparatus for measuring high temperatures that uses the radiation emitted by a hot body as a basis for measurement.
- 1740–50; pyro- + -meter
py•rom′e•try, n.
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