What does "calorimeter" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "calorimeter"?

Common synonyms include: detector, direction finder, instrument, thermometer.

Pronounced //kaləri.miʈə(r)//.

//kaləri.miʈə(r)// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change.
2
a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat wordnet

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

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