Definitions for calorimetry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. calorimetry(noun)

    measurement of quantities of heat

Wiktionary

  1. calorimetry(Noun)

    The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state.

  2. calorimetry(Noun)

    A wide headband that covers the ears, for wearing on cold days.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Calorimetry(noun)

    measurement of the quantities of heat in bodies

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Calorimetry

    The measurement of the quantity of heat involved in various processes, such as chemical reactions, changes of state, and formations of solutions, or in the determination of the heat capacities of substances. The fundamental unit of measurement is the joule or the calorie (4.184 joules). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)


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