ETYM Pyro- + -meter: cf. French pyromčtre.
A thermometer designed to measure high temperatures.
A broad class of temperature measuring devices, originally designed to measure high temperature, but some are now used in any temperature range. Includes radiation pyrometers, thermocouples, resistance pyrometers, and thermistors.
Aparat za merenje temperatura pomoću termoelektriciteta (termoelektrični pirometar) ili aparat za vrlo tačno određivanje temperature na osnovu zavisnosti svetlosti od temperature (optički pirometar). (grč.)