pyrometric cone

pyrometric cone

noun
(in a kiln) a triangular piece of material that indicates by bending or melting that a certain temperature has been reached.

Origin:
1945–50
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pyrometric cone

noun
a pyrometer consisting of a series of cones that melt at different temperatures 
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