单词 | fire measure |
释义 | > as lemmasfire measure fire measure n. (a) = pyrometer n. 2 (now rare); (b) a measure taken to reduce the potential damage or danger in the event of a fire, or to minimize the risk of a fire starting; chiefly in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > measurement of temperature > [noun] > instrument > for very high temperatures pyrometer1791 fire measure1829 resistance pyrometer1868 optical pyrometer1901 1829 N. Arnott Elements Physics (ed. 4) II. 111 The apparatus has been called Wedgewood's Pyrometer, or fire-measure. 1902 C. H. Henderson & J. F. Woodhull Elem. Physics xix. 162 Pyrometers (fire measures)..depend for their action upon the expansion of air. 1904 Evening News Rev. (Ohio) 14 Jan. 1/2 He will also insist on some improved fire measures in the near future. 2015 PNG Post-Courier (Austral.) (Nexis) 16 June 4 Inspectors will provide a brief for the senior management so that there are no uncertainties that fire measures are in place. < as lemmas |
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