CALORIMETER

calorimeter

(noun) a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

calorimeter (plural calorimeters)

(physics) An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change.

Anagrams

• calorimetre

Source: Wiktionary


Cal`o*rim"e*ter, n. Etym: [L. calor heat + -meter; cf. F. calorimètre.]

1. (Physiol.)

Definition: An apparatus for measuring the amount of heat contained in bodies or developed by some mechanical or chemical process, as friction, chemical combination, combustion, etc.

2. (Engineering)

Definition: An apparatus for measuring the proportion of unevaporated water contained in steam.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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