Word
Thermopile
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
ther-mo-pile
Definition
- n. - An instrument of extreme sensibility, used to determine
slight differences and degrees of heat. It is composed of alternate
bars of antimony and bismuth, or any two metals having different
capacities for the conduction of heat, connected with an astatic
galvanometer, which is very sensibly affected by the electric current
induced in the system of bars when exposed even to the feeblest degrees
of heat.
- noun - A kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series
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