pyrometric cone

noun

A conical device used to visually gauge heatwork during the firing of ceramics in a kiln. The individual cones in a set soften and fall over at different temperatures.

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Meanings

nounpyrometric cone (plural pyrometric cones)

plural pyrometric cones

  1. A conical device used to visually gauge heatwork during the firing of ceramics in a kiln. The individual cones in a set soften and fall over at different temperatures.

    Synonyms: Orton cone, Seger cone, witness cone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA conical device used to visually gauge heatwork during the firing of ceramics in a kiln. The individual cones in a set soften and fall over at different temperatures.

Similar
Orton coneSeger conewitness cone
Also see
orton coneseger conewitness cone
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pyrometric cone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrometric%20cone

MLA

“pyrometric cone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrometric%20cone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrometric cone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrometric%20cone.

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