Found 2 items, similar to Calorimeter.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: calorimeter calorimeter n : a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat
English → English (gcide) Definition: Calorimeter Calorimeter \Cal`o*rim"e*ter\, n. [L. calor heat + -meter; cf. F. calorim[`e]tre.] 1. (Physiol.) 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. For combustion processes, a bomb calorimeter may be used. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. (Engineering) An apparatus for measuring the proportion of unevaporated water contained in steam. [1913 Webster]