bomb calorimeter

English

diagram of a bomb calorimeter

Etymology

bomb (heavy-walled container) + calorimeter

Noun

bomb calorimeter (plural bomb calorimeters)

  1. (sciences) A type of constant-volume calorimeter in which material is burned to measure its heat content.

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