calorimeter

American  

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

noun

1. an apparatus for measuring quantities of heat.

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calorimeter British  

/ ˌkæləˈrɪmɪtə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• calorimetry
  noun
• calorimetric
  adjective
• calorimetrically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of calorimeter

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

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Example Sentences

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calorimeter

To reach this level of sensitivity, the researchers used a calorimeter, a device designed to measure extremely small changes in heat energy.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026

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

To find out the number of kcal in them, you can either run an experiment with a bomb calorimeter or look up an estimated value in an online nutrition database.

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

In the next experiment the air was compressed as before, and then allowed to escape through a long lead tube immersed in the water of a calorimeter, and finally collected in a bell jar.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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