hoả kế
Definition
- Noun:
- Pyrometer: A device used for measuring high temperatures, typically those above the range of ordinary thermometers. It is often used in industrial and scientific settings.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Kỹ sư sử dụng hoả kế để đo nhiệt độ trong lò luyện kim. (The engineer uses a pyrometer to measure the temperature in the metallurgical furnace.)
- Hoả kế là thiết bị không thể thiếu trong ngành công nghiệp gốm sứ. (The pyrometer is an indispensable device in the ceramics industry.)
Advanced Usage
- Technical Context: The term "hoả kế" is highly specialized and is primarily used in technical, industrial, or scientific writing and speech. It is not common in everyday conversation.
- Việc hiệu chuẩn hoả kế định kỳ là rất quan trọng để đảm bảo độ chính xác. (Periodic calibration of the pyrometer is crucial to ensure accuracy.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhiệt kế (n): Thermometer. A more general term for temperature-measuring devices, typically for lower ranges.
- Hỏa (n/adj): Fire; relating to fire. This is the root component meaning "fire" in "hoả kế".
- Kế (n): Meter; gauge; device for measuring. This is a common suffix in Vietnamese for measuring instruments (e.g., - pressure gauge, - flow meter).
Synonyms
- Thiết bị đo nhiệt độ cao (n): High-temperature measuring device. This is a descriptive phrase rather than a direct single-word synonym.
Notes on Meaning and Usage
- Spelling Note: The word can be spelled as "hoả kế" (with a hook on the 'o') or "hỏa kế" (with a tone mark on the 'a'). Both forms are accepted, with "hỏa kế" being more common in modern standardized Vietnamese.
- Specificity: "Hoả kế" refers specifically to instruments for measuring very high temperatures (e.g., in furnaces, kilns, or molten metal). It is not used for clinical or ambient temperature thermometers.
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