calorimeter
nounUK, US /ˌkæləˈɹɪmɪtɚ/
Etymology From Latin calor (“warmth, heat”) + -meter.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change.
- Derived terms
- bomb calorimeter, calorimetric, calorimetry, microcalorimeter, minicalorimeter, nanocalorimeter