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From bomb (“heavy-walled container”) + calorimeter.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bomb calorimeter
Today it means: A type of constant-volume calorimeter in which material is burned to measure its heat content. Full definition →
Today it means: A type of constant-volume calorimeter in which material is burned to measure its heat content. Full definition →
From bomb (“heavy-walled container”) + calorimeter.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.