paleothermometer

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From paleo- +‎ thermometer.

Noun

paleothermometer (plural paleothermometers)

  1. (archaeology) Anything found in the natural record (such as a tree ring) that can be used to deduce the temperature at some time in the past.
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