| sodium-line reversal temperature measurement [¦sōd·ē·ǝm ´līn ri¦vǝr·sǝl `tem·prǝ·chǝr ´mezh·ǝr·mǝnt] PHYSICS A method of measuring the temperature of a gas containing sodium vapor, in which the gas is placed in the path of a radiator of known temperature, and the temperature of the gas or the radiator is adjusted until the sodium D line disappears against the background of light from the radiator. |