Calorimeter
[,kælә'rimitә]
Definition
(noun.) a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat.
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Definition
(n.) An apparatus for measuring the amount of heat contained in bodies or developed by some mechanical or chemical process, as friction, chemical combination, combustion, etc.
(n.) An apparatus for measuring the proportion of unevaporated water contained in steam.
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Examples
- When we test fats for fuel values by means of a calorimeter (Fig. 26), we find that they yield twice as much heat as the carbohydrates, but that they burn out more quickly. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The bomb calorimeter from which the fuel value of food can be estimated. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The fuel value of a food is determined by means of the _bomb calorimeter_ (Fig. 26). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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