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calorimetry

American  
[kal-uh-rim-i-tree] / ˌkæl əˈrɪm ɪ tri /

noun

  1. the measurement of heat.


Other Word Forms

  • calorimetric adjective
  • calorimetrical adjective
  • calorimetrically adverb

Etymology

Origin of calorimetry

First recorded in 1855–60; calori- + -metry

Example Sentences

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The average amounts are those given in the equation and are derived from the various results given by bomb calorimetry of whole foods.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The caloric content of foods can be determined by using bomb calorimetry; that is, by burning the food and measuring the energy it contains.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Before discussing the calorimetry of chemical reactions, consider a simpler example that illustrates the core idea behind calorimetry.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Erickcek, A. L., Steinhardt, P. J., McCammon, D. & McGuire, P. C. Constraints on the interactions between dark matter and baryons from the x-ray quantum calorimetry experiment.

From Nature • Feb. 27, 2018

The earlier attempts by Lavoisier and others, employing the ordinary methods of calorimetry, gave very uncertain and discordant results, which were not regarded with any confidence even by the experimentalists themselves.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various