calorimeter

[kal-uh-rim-i-ter]

noun

1. an apparatus for measuring quantities of heat.

calorimeter

/ ˌkæləˈrɪmɪtə, ˌkælərɪˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• calorimetrically adverb
• calorimetric adjective
• calorimetry noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of calorimeter¹

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

Example Sentences

One test had participants exercise while wearing a mask that was connected to a machine called an indirect calorimeter, which measures exhaled carbon dioxide and helps estimate energy usage.

From Science Daily

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

From Salon

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

The scattered electrons were detected through their energy loss in a detector called an electromagnetic calorimeter.

From Nature

Alimena and colleagues wanted to look for particles that live long enough to get stuck in CMS's calorimeter and decay only later.

From Science Magazine