calorimeter

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UK, US/ˌkæləˈɹɪmɪtɚ/

noun

An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change.

OriginLatin calor →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

nouncalorimeter (plural calorimeters)

plural calorimeters · alternative calorimetre

  1. natural sciencesAn apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change.

Origin

  1. Latincalor“warmth, heat”
  2. Englishcalorimeter

From Latin calor (“warmth, heat”) + -meter.

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Translations

Bulgarian калориметър
  • калориметър (kalorimetăr)apparatus for measuring amount of heat
Catalan calorímetre
  • calorímetreapparatus for measuring amount of heat
Chinese Mandarin 熱量計 /热量计, 量熱計 /量热计
  • 熱量計 /热量计 (rèliàngjì)apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • 量熱計 /量热计 (liàngrèjì)apparatus for measuring amount of heat
Czech kalorimetr
  • kalorimetrapparatus for measuring amount of heat
Finnish kalorimetri
  • kalorimetriapparatus for measuring amount of heat
French calorimètre
  • calorimètreapparatus for measuring amount of heat
German Kalorimeter
  • Kalorimeterapparatus for measuring amount of heat
Hungarian kaloriméter
  • kaloriméterapparatus for measuring amount of heat
Irish calraiméadar
  • calraiméadarapparatus for measuring amount of heat
Italian calorimetro
  • calorimetroapparatus for measuring amount of heat
Japanese 熱量計
  • 熱量計 (netsuryōkei)apparatus for measuring amount of heat
Malay jangka kalori, kalorimeter
  • jangka kaloriapparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • kalorimeterapparatus for measuring amount of heat
Portuguese calorímetro
  • calorímetroapparatus for measuring amount of heat
Russian калори́метр
  • калори́метр (kalorímetr)apparatus for measuring amount of heat
Spanish calorímetro
  • calorímetroapparatus for measuring amount of heat

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with calorimeter

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Cite this entry
APA

calorimeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calorimeter

MLA

“calorimeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calorimeter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calorimeter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calorimeter.

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