Calorimetry

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  • noun. Measurement of the amount of heat released or absorbed in a chemical reaction, change of state, or formation of a solution.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The measurement of the quantity of heat in thermal units (see thermal and calory) which a body absorbs or gives out in passing through a certain range of temperature, or in changing its state (as in fusion or vaporization), or the heat which is produced by chemical combination; the art or process of using the calorimeter.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Measurement of the quantities of heat in bodies.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state.
  • noun. A wide headband that covers the ears, for wearing on cold days.
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  • noun. measurement of quantities of heat
  • Word Usage
    "Using a technique called calorimetry, Fleischmann and Pons compared the electrical energy they put into their cells with the heat energy given off."
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