Calorimeter (Noun)
Meaning
A measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The chemist used a calorimeter to measure the heat of combustion of the new fuel source.
- In the laboratory, students learned to operate a calorimeter to determine the specific heat capacity of various metals.
- A bomb calorimeter was used to measure the energy content of the food samples by burning them in a sealed chamber.
- The calorimeter consisted of a well-insulated container filled with water, in which the reaction was carried out to measure the heat transfer.
- The experiment involved using a differential scanning calorimeter to study the thermal properties of the polymer as it underwent a phase transition.