See Also: bone 1, noun(dictionary)
bone(2)(dictionary)
Bone(health)
Bone(medicine)
bone(dictionary)
air-bone gap(medicine)
bone ash(medicine)
bone within a bone(medicine)
bone age(medicine)
bone wax(medicine)

thermocouple (sh) and bone 1, noun (oh)


thermocouple (sh)




or thermal junction or thermoelectric thermometer

Temperature-measuring instrument consisting of two wires of different metals joined at each end.

One junction is placed where the temperature is to be measured, and the Other is kept at a constant lower (Reference) temperature. A measuring instrument is connected in the electrical circuit. The temperature difference causes the development of an electromotive force that is approximately proportional to the difference between the temperatures of the two junctions. Temperature can be read from standard tables, or the instrument can be calibrated to display temperature directly.


bone 1, noun (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: ban]
[C] one of the hard parts that together form the frame of a human, animal, or fish body
::The X-ray showed that the bone was broken in two places.
hip/leg/cheek etc bone
(=the bone in your hip etc)
::He broke his collar bone.
big-boned/fine-boned/small-boned etc
(=with big etc bones)
::She was tall and big-boned.
::Amelia had inherited her mother's good bone structure .
[U] a substance made of bones
::the bone handle of his dagger
the bare bones
the simplest and most important details of something
::I can't tell you more than the bare bones of what happened.
make no bones about (doing) sth
to not feel nervous or ashamed about doing or saying something
::Mary made no bones about enjoying a drink.
bone of contention
something that causes arguments between people
::The examination system has long been a serious bone of contention in this country.
be chilled/frozen to the bone
to be extremely cold
skin and bone
very thin
::She was all skin and bone.
a bag of bones
someone who is much too thin
feel/know sth in your bones
to be certain that something is true, even though you have no proof and cannot explain why you are certain
::She knew that something good was sure to happen; she could feel it in her bones.
have a bone to pick with sb
spoken used to tell someone that you are annoyed with them and want to talk about it
close to the bone
a remark, statement etc that is close to the bone is close to the truth in a way that may offend someone
::His jokes were a bit close to the bone.
cut sth to the bone
to reduce costs, Services etc as much as possible
::Shops cut prices to the bone in the January Sales.
on the bone
meat that is served on the bone is still joined to the bone
::a boiled ham on the bone
off the bone
meat that is served off the bone has been cut away from the bone
::roasted duck, off the bone
-see also dry as a bone at dry 1 (1), work your fingers to the bone at work 1 (29)