calorimeter
/ˌkæləˈɹɪmɪtɚ/noun
calorimeter is spelled C-A-L-O-R-I-M-E-T-E-R: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, calorimeter means “An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of calorimeter is calorimeters.
How many letters and syllables are in calorimeter?
| Letters | 11: C-A-L-O-R-I-M-E-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 89,388th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is calorimeter?
Calorimeter appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce calorimeter?
- US /ˌkæləˈɹɪmɪtɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-calorimeter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with calorimeter?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as calorimeter from its last stressed vowel (/ɪmɪtəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of calorimeter
- calorimeters plural
- calorimetre
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calorimeter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Calorimeter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense apparatus for measuring amount of heat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | calorimètre |
| German | Kalorimeter |
| Portuguese | calorímetro |
| Spanish | calorímetro |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does calorimeter come from?
From Latin calor (“warmth, heat”) + -meter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).