Thermometry
noun
1.
the branch of physics dealing with the measurement of temperature.
2.
the science of the construction and use of thermometers.
noun
1.
the branch of physics concerned with the measurement of temperature and the design and use of thermometers and pyrometers
thermometry ther·mom·e·try (thər-mŏm’ĭ-trē)
n.
Measurement of temperature.
The technology of temperature measurement.
ther’mo·met’ric (thûr’mō-mět’rĭk) adj.
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