thermic balance

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Thermic \Ther"mic\, a. [Gr. ? heat.]
   Of or pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal; as, thermic
   lines.
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   {Thermic balance}. See {Bolometer}.

   {Thermic fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by
      sunstroke. See {Sunstroke}.

   {Thermic weight}. (Mech.) Same as {Heat weight}, under
      {Heat}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bolometer \Bo*lom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? a stroke, ray + -meter.]
   (Physics)
   An instrument for measuring minute quantities of radiant
   heat, especially in different parts of the spectrum; --
   called also {actinic balance}, {thermic balance}. --S. P.
   Langley.
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