metal 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 — a thermometer which uses the electric resistance of metals for determining temperature; it consists of a resistance bulb of platinum or other metal wire, and uses a Wheatstone bridge …   Medical 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

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• Thermocouple — plugged to a multimeter displaying room temperature in °C. A thermocouple is a device consisting of two different conductors (usually metal alloys) that produce a voltage proportional to a temperature difference between either end of the pair of… …   Wikipedia

• platinum — /plat n euhm, plat neuhm/, n. 1. Chem. a heavy, grayish white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals, practically unoxidizable except in the presence of bases, and fusible only at extremely high temperatures:… …   Universalium