Temperature Sensor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027781",
  "term": "Temperature Sensor",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A device that opens and closes a switch in response to changes in the temperature. This device might be a metal contact, or a thermocouple that generates minute electrical current proportional to the difference in heat, or a variable resistor whose value changes in response to changes in temperature.\n\n2. Thermometer or thermocouple used to measure temperature.",
  "subject": "Laws, regulations and executive orders",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "40 CFR 63.321 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/temperature-sensor/"
}