meter-, metro-, metr-, -metrical, -metrically, -metron, -metric, -metrist, -meters, -metry, -metre
(Greek: measure)
terameter
teraohmmeter
An ohmmeter having a teraohm range for measuring extremely high insulation resistance values.
tetrameter
thalassometer
A tide gauge; measuring the tides.
thanatometer
A thermometer used to prove the occurrence of death by registering the reduction of bodily temperature.
theometry
A measurement or estimation of God.
thermammeter
A device whereby the ampere-strength of an electric current is measured by the quantity of heat that it generates.
thermelometer
An electric thermometer, especially used for recording slight variations of temperature.
thermesthesiometer, thermaesthesiometer
An instrument for measuring sensibility to heat.
thermoammeter
In engineering, an ammeter that employs a thermocouple to measure radio-frequency current.
thermoasymmetry
A difference in temperature noted between corresponding parts of the body on the two sides as seen in unilateral lesions of sympathetic pathways.
thermobarometer
1. A barometric instrument graduated for giving altitudes as determined by the boiling point of water.
2. As applied by Belloni to a syphon-barometer having its two wide legs united by a narrow tube, so that it could be used either in its ordinary position as a barometer, or in the reversed position as a thermometer.
thermoesthesiometer, thermoaesthesiometer
1. An instrument for testing temperature sense, consisting of a metal disk with thermometer attached, by which the exact temperature of the disk at the time of application may be known.
2. An instrument for measuring sensibility to heat.
thermogravimeter
An analytical instrument for measuring changes in the mass of a substance during temperature changes.
thermometer
An instrument for indicating the temperature (heat) of any substance; usually a sealed vacuum tube containing mercury, which expands with heat and contracts with cold, its level accordingly rising or falling in the tube, with the exact degree of variation of level being indicated by a scale.
Related "measure" and "metric" words and charts:
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Metric Chart of Units;
Metric-Length Converter;
Metric Units and Links.