Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calorimetry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: calorime-try
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) or differential thermal analysis (DTA) scans (Section 5.5.3) can be employed to distinguish an enantiotrope from a monotrope."

Etymology

From Latin calor (“warmth, heat”) + -metry.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -metry
Root: calor

Usage

Inflected Forms

calorimetries (plural)

Derived Forms

biocalorimetry magnetocalorimetry microcalorimetry nanocalorimetry

Phrases

adsorption calorimetry differential scanning calorimetry

Frequently Paired Words

calorimeter calorimetric

Questions

What does calorimetry mean?: The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state.
Where does calorimetry come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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