高こう温おん度ど計けい

noun

pyrometer

Technical term for a thermometer that measures high temperatures, often without direct contact. Compare with 高温計 (こうおんけい), which is a more common synonym.

See also: 高温計

• 製せい鉄てつ所じょでは、溶よう鉱こう炉ろの温おん度どを高こう温おん度ど計けいで測そく定ていする。

  At the steelworks, the temperature of the blast furnace is measured with a pyrometer.