Definition of Platinum thermometer

1. Noun. Thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire.

Exact synonyms: Resistance Thermometer
Generic synonyms: Thermometer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Platinum Thermometer

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platinoso-
platinotype
platinotypes
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platinum arsenide
platinum black
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platinum foil
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platinum sombrero
platinum thermometer (current term)
platinumlike
platinums
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platinumsmiths
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platitudinously

Literary usage of Platinum thermometer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"As determined by the rhodium-platinum thermometer, the boiling point of hydrogen was found to be —246° or some 8° lower than the platinum thermometer gave. ..."

2. The Theory of Heat by Thomas Preston (1904)
"Assuming the simple formula R = U0(l + affp), it follows that the temperature t)p, registered by the platinum thermometer when its resistance is R, ..."

3. Science Abstracts by Institution of Electrical Engineers (1900)
"The first group of experiments covers the range — 28° to 80°, and consists of direct comparisons between each platinum thermometer and the primary mercury ..."

4. The Measurement of High Temperatures by George Kimball Burgess, Henri Le Chatelier (1912)
"The value of d' may be determined from SBP, or approximately d' 5 (i - 0.077 «) Construction of the platinum thermometer. — Callendar first devised a ..."

5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"In order to reduce to the standard scale of temperature the indications of anv platinum thermometer, it. is necessary to know the law connecting j,t and T. ..."

6. A Text-book of Physics: Including a Collection of Examples and Questions by William Watson (1920)
"The platinum thermometer.—For measuring temperatures much above 300° the ... The form of platinum thermometer which they have devised is shown in Fig. 480. ..."

7. High-temperature Measurements by Henri Le Chatelier, Octave Boudouard (1912)
"Lag of the platinum thermometer. — Inclosed as it necessarily is for most work in a sheath of porcelain, and possessing besides considerable mass, ..."

8. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"As determined by the rhodium-platinum thermometer, the boiling point of hydrogen was found to be —246° or some 8° lower than the platinum thermometer gave. ..."

9. The Theory of Heat by Thomas Preston (1904)
"Assuming the simple formula R = U0(l + affp), it follows that the temperature t)p, registered by the platinum thermometer when its resistance is R, ..."

10. Science Abstracts by Institution of Electrical Engineers (1900)
"The first group of experiments covers the range — 28° to 80°, and consists of direct comparisons between each platinum thermometer and the primary mercury ..."

11. The Measurement of High Temperatures by George Kimball Burgess, Henri Le Chatelier (1912)
"The value of d' may be determined from SBP, or approximately d' 5 (i - 0.077 «) Construction of the platinum thermometer. — Callendar first devised a ..."

12. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"In order to reduce to the standard scale of temperature the indications of anv platinum thermometer, it. is necessary to know the law connecting j,t and T. ..."

13. A Text-book of Physics: Including a Collection of Examples and Questions by William Watson (1920)
"The platinum thermometer.—For measuring temperatures much above 300° the ... The form of platinum thermometer which they have devised is shown in Fig. 480. ..."

14. High-temperature Measurements by Henri Le Chatelier, Octave Boudouard (1912)
"Lag of the platinum thermometer. — Inclosed as it necessarily is for most work in a sheath of porcelain, and possessing besides considerable mass, ..."

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