calorimeter
pronunciation
How to pronounce calorimeter in British English:
UK [ˌkæləˈrɪmɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce calorimeter in American English:
US [ˌkæləˈrɪmɪtɚ]
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- Noun:
- a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat
Word Origin
- calorimeter (n.)
- 1794, from calorie + -meter. A hybrid word.
Example
- 1. The simplest calorimeter is a metal vessel used with a thermometer .
- 2. Study on pre-thermodenature peak of proteins of low water content by differential scanning calorimeter .
- 3. The application of home calorimeter is popular in developed countries .
- 4. In nuclear safeguards field , calorimeter is one of the most accurate and convenient nondestructive instruments for nuclear material accountancy .
- 5. In the present investigations both integral and partial onthapis of solution of alumina in molten cryolite were determined as a funetion of composition with a high teupercature calorimeter .