thermograph

• Nom désignant un appareil médical utilisant une caméra infrarouge pour détecter les variations de température à la surface du corps, ou un thermomètre qui enregistre les changements de température sur un graphique en fonction du temps.

A noun referring to a medical instrument that uses an infrared camera to reveal temperature variations on the surface of the body, or a thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph as a function of time.

1. Medical imaging deviceC1formalmedical

   A medical instrument that uses an infrared camera to reveal temperature variations on the surface of the body.

   thermographe médical

   • The thermograph detected abnormal heat patterns in the patient's tissue.
   • Doctors used a thermograph to diagnose inflammation in the joint.
   • The thermograph's infrared camera showed a clear temperature difference between the two areas.

2. Recording thermometerC1formalscientific

   A thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph as a function of time.

   thermographe enregistreur

   • The thermograph recorded a steady rise in temperature over the afternoon.
   • Scientists used a thermograph to monitor daily temperature fluctuations in the lab.
   • The graph from the thermograph showed a sharp drop at midnight.

   Synonymesself-registering thermometerthermometrograph