Calorimeter — (v. lat. u. gr.), 1) so v.w. Thermometer; 2) ein von Rumford erfundenes Instrument zur Bestimmung der durch Verbrennung entstehenden Wärmemenge, indem man hierbei untersucht, um wie viel Grade eine bestimmte Quantität Wasser erwärmt wird. Es ist… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Calorimeter — Calorimeter, s. Wärmemesser … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
calorimeter — 1794, from CALORIE (Cf. calorie) + METER (Cf. meter). A hybrid word … Etymology dictionary
calorimeter — ► NOUN ▪ an apparatus for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process. DERIVATIVES calorimetric adjective calorimetry noun … English terms dictionary
calorimeter — [kal΄ə rim′ət ər] n. [< L calor (see CALORIFIC) + METER] an apparatus for measuring amounts of heat, as in chemical combination, friction, etc … English World dictionary
Calorimeter — This article is about heat measuring devices. For particle detectors, see Calorimeter (particle physics). The world’s first ice calorimeter, used in the winter of 1782 83, by Antoine Lavoisier and Pierre Simon Laplace, to determine the heat… … Wikipedia
calorimeter — /kal euh rim i teuhr/, n. an apparatus for measuring quantities of heat. [1785 95; CALORI + METER] * * * Device for measuring heat produced during a mechanical, electrical, or chemical reaction and for calculating the heat capacity of materials.… … Universalium
calorimeter — n as used in Test Method D5865, the bomb and its contents, the calorimeter vessel with stirrer, the water in which the bomb is immersed, and the portions of the thermometer and the ignition leads within the calorimeter vessel. D5865 … Coke&Coal Terminology
calorimeter — An apparatus for measuring the amount of heat liberated in a chemical reaction. [L. calor, heat, + G. metron, measure] Benedict Roth c. Benedict Roth apparatus. bomb c. an instrument for determining the potential energy … Medical dictionary
calorimeter — kalorimetras statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Šilumos kiekio matuoklis. atitikmenys: angl. calorimeter vok. Kalorimeter, m; Wärmemengenmesser, m rus. калориметр, m pranc. calorimètre, m … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
