geothermometer

noun

geo·​thermometer

¦jē(ˌ)ō +

1

: geologic thermometer

2

: a thermometer designed to measure temperatures in deep-sea deposits or in bore holes deep below the surface of the earth

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary ge- + thermometer

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