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black-bulb thermometer [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

Thermometer, whose bulb is in black glass or is covered with lamp black in order that it may function approximately as a "black body".

OBS

Placed in an evacuated, transparent chamber, it [black-bulb thermometer] is sometimes used to measure incoming solar radiation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Thermomètre dont l'organe sensible est en verre noir ou recouvert de noir de fumée, de façon à fonctionner approximativement comme un «corps noir».

OBS

Placé dans une enceinte transparente dans laquelle on a fait le vide, il [thermomètre à boule noire] est parfois utilisé pour mesurer le rayonnement solaire incident [soit l'intensité de la chaleur solaire frappant sur un objet noir].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de medida
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Termómetro en el que el elemento sensible es de vidrio negro o está cubierto por negro de humo, de forma que pueda funcionar aproximadamente como un «cuerpo negro».

OBS

Colocado en un recipiente transparente, en el cual se ha hecho el vacío, se utiliza a veces para medir la radiación solar incidente.

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