CALORIMETER


Meaning of CALORIMETER in English

/ ˌkæləˈrɪmɪtə(r); NAmE / noun

( technical ) a device which measures the amount of heat in a chemical reaction

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from Latin calor heat + -meter (see meter ).

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