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calorimeter

American  
[kal-uh-rim-i-ter] / ˌkæl əˈrɪm ɪ tər /

noun

  1. an apparatus for measuring quantities of heat.


calorimeter British  
/ ˌkæləˈrɪmɪtə /

noun

  1. an apparatus for measuring amounts of heat, esp to find specific heat capacities, calorific values, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of calorimeter

First recorded in 1785–95; calori- + -meter

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The researchers also believe the technology could become useful in quantum computers because the calorimeter operates at the same extremely cold millikelvin temperatures required by qubits, the basic units of quantum information.

From Science Daily May 21, 2026

Each participant spent six days in a sealed, hotel-like room called a whole-room calorimeter.

From Science Daily Oct. 24, 2025

This gold-standard method involves placing a small sample of food or drink inside a device known as a bomb calorimeter.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2023

When an x-ray strikes one of the mercury telluride pixels in the calorimeter, it knocks loose an electron and transfers all its energy to it.

From Science Magazine Aug. 15, 2023

H is an electric heater for raising the body to a suitable temperature, which can swing into place directly over the calorimeter.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

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