calorimeter
noun
cal·o·rim·e·ter
ˌka-lə-ˈri-mə-tər 
: an apparatus for measuring quantities of absorbed or emitted heat or for determining specific heats
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The whole-room calorimeter continuously captured methane from breath and, yes, flatulence, allowing researchers to track microbial activity in real time.
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2025
This analysis was made possible by a device called a zero degree calorimeter (ZDC), which detects and counts the photon-nucleus interactions by measuring the resulting emissions.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 13 May 2025
Utilizing a calorimeter, the team estimated that the consumed bait could sustain the energy needs of a 11.5 foot (3.5 meter) white shark for approximately one day.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
One way to measure the energy content in food is with a bomb calorimeter.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
The outer hadronic calorimeter measures the tracks and energies of protons, neutrons, and mesons.
—Douglas McCormick, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Sep. 2012
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2025
This analysis was made possible by a device called a zero degree calorimeter (ZDC), which detects and counts the photon-nucleus interactions by measuring the resulting emissions.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 13 May 2025
Utilizing a calorimeter, the team estimated that the consumed bait could sustain the energy needs of a 11.5 foot (3.5 meter) white shark for approximately one day.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
One way to measure the energy content in food is with a bomb calorimeter.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
The outer hadronic calorimeter measures the tracks and energies of protons, neutrons, and mesons.
—Douglas McCormick, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Sep. 2012
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calorimeter
noun
cal·o·rim·e·ter
ˌkal-ə-ˈrim-ət-ər
: a device for measuring quantities of heat given off or taken in
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calorimeter
noun
cal·o·rim·e·ter
ˌkal-ə-ˈrim-ət-ər
: any of several apparatuses for measuring quantities of absorbed or evolved heat or for determining specific heats see bomb calorimeter, oxycalorimeter
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