resistance thermometer


noun Metallurgy.

an instrument for measuring the temperature of a metal, utilizing the principle that the electrical resistance of the metal varies with the temperature.

Origin of resistance thermometer

First recorded in 1885–90

British Dictionary definitions for resistance thermometer

resistance thermometer

noun

an accurate type of thermometer in which temperature is calculated from the resistance of a coil of wire (usually of platinum) or of a semiconductor placed at the point at which the temperature is to be measured

Medical definitions for resistance thermometer

resistance thermometer

n.

A device measuring temperature by the change of the electrical resistance of a metal wire.