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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Calorimeter \Cal`o*rim"e*ter\, n. [L. calor heat + -meter; cf.
F. calorim[`e]tre.]
1. (Physiol.) An apparatus for measuring the amount of heat
contained in bodies or developed by some mechanical or
chemical process, as friction, chemical combination,
combustion, etc. For combustion processes, a {bomb
calorimeter} may be used.
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2. (Engineering) An apparatus for measuring the proportion of
unevaporated water contained in steam.
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