calorimeter
noun
an apparatus for measuring quantities of heat.
calorimetric
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a word derived from
calorimeter.
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a word derived from
calorimetry.
calorimetrynounthe measurement of heat.
Example Sentences
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According to the team, this marks the first time a calorimetric measurement device has reached such sensitivity.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026
During her time at the National Bureau of Standards, research chemist Reatha Clark King performed calorimetric experiments to understand the precise heats of various flourine compounds.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Careful calorimetric measurements can be made to determine the temperature dependence of a substance’s entropy and to derive absolute entropy values under specific conditions.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
D.D.G. conceptualized the original idea, performed the low-temperature viscosity, calorimetric, Raman spectroscopic measurements, and Rhyolite-MELTS simulations.
From Nature ● Dec. 12, 2017
Roux and Sarrau, of the Depôt Centrales des Poudres, Paris, by means of calorimetric determinations, have shown that the following units of heat are produced by the detonation of— Nitro-glycerine 1,784 heat units.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by P. Gerald (Percy Gerald) Sanford
