A pyrometer is a type of remote-sensing thermometer used to measure the temperature of distant objects. ... The word pyrometer was originally coined to denote a device capable of measuring the temperature of an object by its incandescence, visible light emitted by a body which is at least red-hot.

What is the difference between thermometer and pyrometer?

As nouns the difference between thermometer and pyrometer

is that thermometer is an apparatus used to measure temperature while pyrometer is a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures.

Is pyrometer a temperature sensor?

Spot pyrometers are a type of fixed thermal sensor used for measuring a single point on high-temperature surfaces, often in large furnaces or kilns. These devices measure temperature from the thermal radiation emitted, also known as radiometry.