CALORIMETER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("calorimeter" is a kind of...):

measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "calorimeter"):

bomb; bomb calorimeter (strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion)

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