Meaning of CALORIMETER
| Pronunciation: | | `kalu'rimitur
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[n] a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat |
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CALORIMETER is a 11 letter word that starts with C. |
| | See Also: | | bomb, bomb calorimeter, measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cal`o*rim"e*ter\, n. [L. calor heat + -meter; cf.
F. calorim[`e]tre.]
1. (Physiol.) An apparatus for measuring the amount of heat
contained in bodies or developed by some mechanical or
chemical process, as friction, chemical combination,
combustion, etc.
2. (Engineering) An apparatus for measuring the proportion of
unevaporated water contained in steam.
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