bolometer
noun
bo·lom·e·ter
bō-ˈlä-mə-tər 
: a very sensitive thermometer whose electrical resistance varies with temperature and which is used in the detection and measurement of feeble thermal radiation and is especially adapted to the study of infrared spectra
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Arnaud Crastes, a business development director at Teledyne Imaging, a group of technology companies that manufacture imaging sensors, noted that most bolometer manufacturers today have proposed technology with the capability to work at high temperatures such as 85 C.
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bolometer
noun
bo·lom·e·ter
bō-ˈläm-ət-ər
: a very sensitive thermometer used in the detection and measurement of feeble thermal radiation and especially adapted to the study of infrared spectra
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