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calorimeter

/ˌkæləˈɹɪmɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
calorime-ter
IPA
/ˌkæləˈɹɪmɪtɚ/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkæləˈɹɪmɪtɚ/
  • British English: /ˌkæləˈɹɪmɪtɚ/

Inflected Forms

calorimeters (plural) calorimetre (alternative)

Derived Forms

calorimetric calorimetry microcalorimeter minicalorimeter nanocalorimeter

Phrases

bomb calorimeter

Rhymes With

limiter scimitar delimiter trimeter dimeter cimeter scimiter scimetar

Questions

How do you pronounce calorimeter?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæləˈɹɪmɪtɚ/.
What does calorimeter mean?
An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change.
Where does calorimeter come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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