electrical resistance thermometer

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• Resistance thermometer — Resistance thermometers, also called resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), are temperature sensors that exploit the predictable change in electrical resistance of some materials with changing temperature. As they are almost invariably made of… …   Wikipedia

• resistance thermometer — noun thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑platinum thermometer • Hypernyms: ↑thermometer * * * noun : a thermometer utilizing a wire as the thermoelectric element and… …   Useful english dictionary

• resistance thermometer — Metall. an instrument for measuring the temperature of a metal, utilizing the principle that the electrical resistance of the metal varies with the temperature. [1885 90] * * * …   Universalium

• resistance thermometer — noun Physics an instrument used to measure a change in temperature by its effect on the electrical resistance of a platinum or other metal wire …   English new terms dictionary

• resistance thermometer — An electrical temperature sensor which, in contrast to a thermocouple, needs an external voltage supply; the actual sensing element is a resistor whose resistance is an accurate indication of the temperature …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Thermometer — A clinical mercury in glass thermometer …   Wikipedia

• Thermometer — A device used to measure the temperature of gaseous, liquid or solid matter or of a chemical reaction such as fire. Temperature measurement is important to a wide range of activities, including industry, scientific research, and health care. In… …   Medical dictionary

• thermometer — thermometric /therr meuh me trik/, thermometrical, adj. thermometrically, adv. /theuhr mom i teuhr/, n. an instrument for measuring temperature, often a sealed glass tube that contains a column of liquid, as mercury, that expands and contracts,… …   Universalium

• resistance pyrometer — noun pyrometer that measures high temperatures by the resistance in a heated wire • Hypernyms: ↑pyrometer * * * resistance pyrometer or resistance thermometer noun A device for measuring high temperatures by means of the variation in the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Measuring instrument — Captain Nemo and Professor Aronnax contemplating measuring instruments in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea …   Wikipedia

• industrial glass — Introduction       solid material that is normally lustrous and transparent in appearance and that shows great durability under exposure to the natural elements. These three properties lustre, transparency, and durability make glass a favoured… …   Universalium