calorimetry

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calorimetry

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

noun calorimetries

  1. countable, uncountable The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) or differential thermal analysis (DTA) scans (Section 5.5.3) can be employed to distinguish an enantiotrope from a monotrope.
  2. countable, uncountable A wide headband that covers the ears, for wearing on cold days.

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Españolcalorimetría
Françaiscalorimétrie
DeutschKalorimetrie
Italianocalorimetria
Românăcalorimetrie

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@misc{calorimetry_2026,
  title = {calorimetry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/calorimetry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}