Galvanothermometer

/ɡælvənəθərˈmɒmɪtər/ noun

Definition

An instrument combining galvanic current measurement with temperature measurement; a device using thermoelectric effects to measure temperature via electrical current.

Etymology

From galvano- (galvanism) + thermometer (from Greek therme, heat + metron, measure). Developed as scientists discovered that temperature changes produced electrical effects.

Kelly Says

The galvanothermometer was based on the Seebeck effect—when you heat a junction of two different metals, they generate electricity, allowing you to measure temperature just by measuring that electrical current instead of using mercury.

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