The Collaborative International Dictionary
bomb calorimeter
bomb calorimeter \bomb" cal`o*rim"e*ter\, n. a type of calorimeter made of a steel body which closes tightly and resists high pressure, designed for measuring the amount of heat developed durng chemical combustion of a quantity of combustible material in an oxygen atmosphere.
WordNet
bomb calorimeter
n. strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion [syn: bomb]