English word calorimetry comes from English calorific, English calorimeter
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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calorific | English (eng) | (US, of food) High in calories and thus likely fattening.. (physics) Relating to or producing heat or other energy.. Relating to calories. |
calorimeter | English (eng) | (physics) An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change. |
calorimetry | English (eng) | (physics) The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state.. A wide headband that covers the ears, for wearing on cold days. |