Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to spectacles which protect the eyes from heat and glare.
- Pertaining to the thermoscope; made by means of the thermoscope: as, thermoscopic observations.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Physics) Of or pertaining to the thermoscope; made by means of the thermoscope.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or pertaining to, the
thermoscope . - adjective Made by means of a
thermoscope .
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Examples
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Having concentrated the lunar rays with a lens of over three feet diameter upon his thermoscopic pile, Melloni found that the needle had deviated from 0° 6 'to 4° 8', according to the lunar phase.
Moon Lore Timothy Harley
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It must further be remembered that the form and texture of a given surface are important elements in determining its thermoscopic character.
Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 03 (historical) 1874
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The evaporation of the juices of trees and other plants is doubtless their most important thermoscopic function, and as recent observations lead to the conclusion that the quantity of moisture exhaled by vegetables has been hitherto underrated, we must ascribe to this element a higher value than has been usually assigned to it as a meteorological influence.
Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 03 (historical) 1874
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From all these considerations, it appears that though the effective thermoscopic surface of a forest in full leaf does not exceed that of bare ground in the same proportion as does its measured superficies, yet the actual quantity of area capable of receiving and emitting heat must be greater in the former than in the latter case [30].
Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 03 (historical) 1874
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The most important hygroscopic as well as thermoscopic influence of the forest is, no doubt, that which it exercises on the humidity of the air and the earth, and this climatic action it exerts partly as dead, partly as living matter.
Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 03 (historical) 1874
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Composition, texture, and color of soil are important elements to be considered in estimating the effects of the removal of the forest upon its thermoscopic action.
The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841
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It must further be remembered that the form and texture of a given surface are important elements in determining its thermoscopic character.
The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841
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The evaporation of the juices of trees and other plants is doubtless their most important thermoscopic function, and as recent observations lead to the conclusion that the quantity of moisture exhaled by vegetables has been hitherto underrated, we must ascribe to this element
The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841
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The most important hygroscopic as well as thermoscopic influence of the forest is, no doubt, that which it exercises on the humidity of the air and the earth, and this climatic action it exerts partly as dead, partly as living matter.
The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841
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From all these considerations, it appears that though the effective thermoscopic surface of a forest in full leaf does not exceed that of bare ground in the same proportion as does its measured superficies, yet the actual quantity of area capable of receiving and emitting heat must be greater in the former than in the latter case.
The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841
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