different between thermocouple vs thermometer

English

Etymology

From thermo- +? couple.

Noun

thermocouple (plural thermocouples)

1. (physics) A transducer consisting of two different metals welded together at each end; a voltage is produced that is proportional to the difference in temperature between the two junctions (one of which is normally held at a known temperature)

Derived terms

• thermocoupled
• thermocoupling

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• thermometre (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from French thermomètre, equivalent to thermo- +? -meter.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???m?m?t?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???m?m?t?/
• Hyphenation: ther?mom?e?ter
• Rhymes: -?m?t?(?)

Noun

thermometer (plural thermometers)

1. An apparatus used to measure temperature.
   • 1835, John Ross, James Clark Ross, Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1, pages 284-5:

     Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.

   • 1992 March 2, Richard Preston, The New Yorker, "The Mountains of Pi":

     The brothers had thrust the thermometer between two circuit boards in order to look for hot spots inside m zero. The thermometer’s dial was marked “Beef Rare—Ham—Beef Med—Pork.” “You want to keep the machine below ‘Pork,’” Gregory remarked.

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See also

• barometer
• hygrometer
• temperature sensor

Anagrams

• thermometre

Dutch

Etymology

From thermo- +? meter.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ther?mo?me?ter

Noun

thermometer m (plural thermometers, diminutive thermometertje n)

1. thermometer

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: termometer