Definition of Cryometer. Meaning of Cryometer. Synonyms of Cryometer

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Definition of Cryometer

Cryometer
Cryometer Cry*om"e*ter, n. [Gr. ? cold, frost + -meter.] (Physics) A thermometer for the measurement of low temperatures, esp. such an instrument containing alcohol or some other liquid of a lower freezing point than mercury.

Meaning of Cryometer from wikipedia

- A cryometer is a thermometer used to measure very low temperatures of objects. Ethanol-filled thermometers are used in preference to mercury for meteorological...
- inverse temperature dependence. This phenomenon is the basis of a magnetic cryometer. Thermometers utilize a range of physical effects to measure temperature...