pyroscope

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
pyroscope
    n 1: a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a
         hot object [syn: {optical pyrometer}, {pyroscope}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pyroscope \Pyr"o*scope\, n. [Pyro- + -scope: cf. F. pyroscope.]
   (Physics)
   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.]
   [1913 Webster]
    

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