Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the pyrometer, or to its use; ascertained or shown by means of the pyrometer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Physics) Pertaining to, or obtained by, the pyrometer
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- adjective analytical chemistry Of, or relating to a
pyrometer orpyrometry .
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Examples
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The temperature at which cones squat, when heated at a standard rate, is known as the pyrometric cone equivalent (PCE).
Chapter 10 1984
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Likewise, the same causes of cooling that operate in the everyday domain will bring objects from pyrometric temperatures down to everyday temperatures; that is precisely what happens in calorimetric pyrometry (or, when we simply leave very hot things out in cold air for a while).
Operationalism Chang, Hasok 2009
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All previously known thermometers failed in that pyrometric range, so Wedgwood felt obliged to invent a whole new measurement standard (reminiscent of Bridgman in his high-pressure laboratory).
Operationalism Chang, Hasok 2009
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The urge for conceptual extension, in the Wedgwood case, was rooted in a widespread feeling that there was a property in the pyrometric range that was continuous in its meaning with temperature in the everyday range.
Operationalism Chang, Hasok 2009
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The formulas of pyrometric Seger cones are listed in the appendix.
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The two most common names or manufacturers of pyrometric cones are Orton and Seger.
Chapter 11 1989
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Pyrometric Cones: A pyrometric cone is made of a ceramic material that bends and deforms at a predetermined temperature.
Chapter 9 1989
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Pyrometers and pyrometric cones are accurate but tend to be expensive or difficult to obtain for a small rural producer of bricks.
Chapter 9 1989
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The table on pyrometric cones listed here gives only some of the available cone numbers and corresponding temperatures.
Chapter 11 1989
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A pyrometric cone is a cone made of a ceramic material that will deform or bend when a predetermined temperature is reached.
Chapter 11 1989
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