infrared thermometer
Point-and-read fever checker
An infrared thermometer measures temperature by detecting thermal radiation emitted from a surface, without physical contact.
You point it at an object and get an instant reading: The nurse used an infrared thermometer on my forehead.
These devices became ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic for fever screening at building entrances.
- pointExact location or meaning
- emissivityThermal radiation ratio
- sensorInput-detecting device
- foreheadFace above eyebrows
- skin surfaceOutermost bodily tissue layer
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measurement method
infrared thermometeroral thermometer
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