'Calorimeter' definitions:
Definition of 'calorimeter'
(from WordNet)
noun
A measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat
Definition of 'Calorimeter'
From: GCIDE
- 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]