Search Result for "bomb_calorimeter":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion;
[syn: bomb calorimeter, bomb]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

bomb calorimeter \bomb" cal`o*rim"e*ter\, n. a type of calorimeter made of a steel body which closes tightly and resists high pressure, designed for measuring the amount of heat developed durng chemical combustion of a quantity of combustible material in an oxygen atmosphere. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bomb calorimeter n 1: strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion [syn: bomb calorimeter, bomb]