calorimeter
English
Alternative forms
- calorimetre (nonstandard)
Etymology
From Latin calor (“warmth, heat”) + -meter.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: kă'lərĭʹmĭtə(r), IPA(key): /ˌkæləˈɹɪmɪtɚ/
Audio (US): (file) - (Indic) IPA(key): /kaləri.miʈə(r)/
- Rhymes: -ɪmɪtə(ɹ)
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.
Derived terms
Translations
apparatus for measuring amount of heat
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