cal·o·rim·e·try (k l  -r m -tr )n. Measurement of the amount of heat evolved or absorbed in a chemical reaction, change of state, or formation of a solution. [Latin calor, heat; see caloric + -metry.] |
calorimetry
the science of measuring heat. — calorimeter, n. — calorimetric, adj.
See also: Heat
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| Noun | 1. | calorimetry - measurement of quantities of heat measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" |
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