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Apparatus for measuring heat capacities in a process — relocate rim (anag)
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calorimeter
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Calorimeter \Cal`o*rim"e*ter\, n. [L. calor heat + -meter; cf. F. calorim[`e]tre.] (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, ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1794, from calorie + -meter . A hybrid word.
Wikipedia
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In particle physics , a calorimeter is an experimental apparatus that measures the energy of particles . Most particles enter the calorimeter and initiate a particle shower and the particles' energy is deposited in the calorimeter, collected, and measured. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context physics English) An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat
Usage examples of calorimeter.
It's a big barrel-shaped superconducting solenoid coil with elaborate wire chambers on the inside and layers of calorimeters and muon detectors on the outside.
Wesley and I spent the rest of the afternoon in the Materials Analysis Unit, with its gas chromatographs, mass spectrometers, differential scanning calorimeters, and other intimidating instruments for determining materials and melting points.