# calorimetry

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #87,113

## Definitions
1. The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state.
2. A wide headband that covers the ears, for wearing on cold days.

## Etymology
From Latin calor (“warmth, heat”) + -metry.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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