calorimetry

[ kal-uh-rim-i-tree ]
/ ˌkæl əˈrɪm ɪ tri /

noun

the measurement of heat.

Origin of calorimetry

First recorded in 1855–60; calori- + -metry

OTHER WORDS FROM calorimetry

cal·o·ri·met·ric [kal-er-uh-me-trik, kuh-lawr-, -lor-] /ˌkæl ər əˈmɛ trɪk, kəˌlɔr-, -ˌlɒr-/, cal·o·ri·met·ri·cal, adjective cal·o·ri·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

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Medical definitions for calorimetry

calorimetry
[ kăl′ə-rĭmĭ-trē ]

n.

Measurement of the amount of heat evolved or absorbed in a chemical reaction, change of state, or formation of a solution.