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calorimeter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: kă'lərĭʹmĭtə r
  • UK, US: /ˌkæləˈɹɪmɪtɚ/
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  • rhymes with -ɪmɪtə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device

Narrower terms: bomb calorimeter, bomb

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: calorímetru — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Bulgarian: калориметър (kalorimetǎr) — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Catalan: calorímetre — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 熱量計 /热量计 (rèliàngjì) — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 量熱計 /量热计 (liàngrèjì) — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Czech: kalorimetr — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Finnish: kalorimetri — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • French: calorimètre — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Galician: calorímetro — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • German: Kalorimeter — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Hungarian: kaloriméter — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Irish: calraiméadar — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Italian: calorimetro — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Japanese: 熱量計 (netsuryōkei) — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Malay: jangka kalori — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Malay: kalorimeter — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Portuguese: calorímetro — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Russian: калори́метр (kalorímetr) — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Serbo-Croatian: калориметар — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Serbo-Croatian: kalorimetar — apparatus for measuring amount of heat
  • Spanish: calorímetro — apparatus for measuring amount of heat