Definition of Calorimeter

1. Noun. A measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat.


Definition of Calorimeter

1. n. 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.

Definition of Calorimeter

1. Noun. (physics) An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change. ¹

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Definition of Calorimeter

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Medical Definition of Calorimeter

1. In conventional fusion research, this name refers to any device used to measure power or energy in a laser or particle beam. (for example, for ICF or neutral beam heating or a magnetically-confined plasma.) (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calorimeter

calorie chart
calorieless
calories
calorifacient
calorifere
caloriferes
calorifiant
calorific
calorific value
calorification
calorifications
calorificient
calorigenesis
calorigenic
calorigenic action
calorimeter (current term)
calorimeters
calorimetre
calorimetres
calorimetric
calorimetrically
calorimetries
calorimetry
calorimotor
calorimotors
calorist
calorists
caloritropic
calorize
calorized

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