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THERMOPILE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thermopile mean?
• THERMOPILE (noun)
The noun THERMOPILE has 1 sense:
1. a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series
Familiarity information: THERMOPILE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("thermopile" is a kind of...):
thermometer (measuring instrument for measuring temperature)
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