calorimeter

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Etymology

From Latin calor (“warmth, heat”) + -meter.

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  • (UK, US) enPR: kă'lərĭʹmĭtə(r), IPA(key): /ˌkæləˈɹɪmɪtɚ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪmɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

calorimeter (plural calorimeters)

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

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