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calorimeter definition

calo·rim·eter (kal′ə rim′ət ər)

noun

an apparatus for measuring amounts of heat, as in chemical combination, friction, etc.

Etymology: < L calor (see calorific) + -meter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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