kata thermometer
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kata thermometer¹
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From Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”).
noun kata thermometers · catathermometer · katathermometer · kata-thermometer · Kata thermometer · Kata-thermometer
- A device consisting principally of an alcohol thermometer, used to measure air cooling power and, indirectly, small wind speeds in circulating air, by measuring the time taken for the temperature of the bulb of alcohol to make a specified drop (100° to 95°F). 1945, Institution of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (Great Britain), The Building Services Engineer, Volume 13, page 90, Though the kata-thermometer was originally designed for measuring human comfort, it afterwards turned out to be far more useful as an anemometer.
Kata thermometer²
noun Kata thermometers
- Alternative spelling of kata thermometer
Talk about this word "kata thermometer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kata%20thermometer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kata thermometer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kata%20thermometer "kata thermometer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kata%20thermometer.Cite this
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title = {kata thermometer},
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