Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The science of heat, latent and sensible.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That branch of physical science which treats of the properties, phenomena, or effects of heat; also, a treatise on heat.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun dated the scientific study of the effects of
heat or flame, often in regards to explosives or chemical compounds.
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Examples
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B.P. GRENFELL, late P.ofessor of P.pyrology, Oxford.
New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index Various
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