English Explanatory Dictionary

calorimetry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state.
  2. A wide headband that covers the ears, for wearing on cold days.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

calorimetry calorimetries

Etymology

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

Related words

calorimeter calorimetric

Derived words

adsorption calorimetry biocalorimetry differential scanning calorimetry magnetocalorimetry microcalorimetry nanocalorimetry

Translations

Asturian: calorimetría Catalan: calorimetria Czech: kalorimetrie Finnish: kalorimetria French: calorimétrie Galician: calorimetría German: Kalorimetrie Hungarian: kalorimetria Indonesian: kalorimetri Irish: calraiméadracht Italian: calorimetria Romanian: calorimetrie Spanish: calorimetría
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