calorimeter

C2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /ˌkæl.əˈɹɪm.ə.t̬ɚ/ UK /ˌkæl.əˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/ See IPA manual

Freq #270394

Meanings

1

noun
an instrument for measuring heat absorbed or released during a chemical reaction, phase change, or other physical process

A bomb calorimeter measured the heat released when the fuel sample burned.
2

noun
in particle physics, a detector that absorbs particles and measures their energy from the resulting shower or signal

The collider's electromagnetic calorimeter measured the energies of electrons and photons.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an instrument for measuring... heat-measuring instrument

2 noun · in particle physics, a... energy detector

Word family

Derived forms calorimetriccalorimetricallycalorimetrymicrocalorimeter

Related forms heat calorieenthalpybomb calorimeterthermochemistry

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bomb calorimeter
a sealed laboratory instrument that measures the heat released when a sample burns

Noun + noun

Etymology

Formed in international scientific vocabulary from Latin calor ("heat") + -meter, ultimately from Greek metron ("measure"). The name directly reflects the instrument's original purpose: measuring quantities of heat.

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# calorimeter

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌkæl.əˈɹɪm.ə.t̬ɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkæl.əˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/
**Frequency rank:** 270394

## Meanings
1. an instrument for measuring heat absorbed or released during a chemical reaction, phase change, or other physical process
2. in particle physics, a detector that absorbs particles and measures their energy from the resulting shower or signal

## Examples
- A bomb calorimeter measured the heat released when the fuel sample burned.
- The collider's electromagnetic calorimeter measured the energies of electrons and photons.

## Synonyms
- heat-measuring instrument
- energy detector

## Derived Forms
- calorimetric
- calorimetrically
- calorimetry
- microcalorimeter

## Related Forms
- heat
- calorie
- enthalpy
- bomb calorimeter
- thermochemistry

## Etymology
Formed in international scientific vocabulary from Latin calor ("heat") + -meter, ultimately from Greek metron ("measure"). The name directly reflects the instrument's original purpose: measuring quantities of heat.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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