microcalorimeter

noun

mi·​cro·​cal·​o·​rim·​e·​ter ˌmī-krō-ˌka-lə-ˈri-mə-tər How to pronounce microcalorimeter (audio)
: an instrument for measuring very small quantities of heat
microcalorimetric
ˌmī-krō-ˌka-lə-rə-ˈme-trik How to pronounce microcalorimeter (audio)
-kə-ˌlȯr-ə-, 
-ˌlär-
adjective
microcalorimetry
ˌmī-krō-ˌka-lə-ˈri-mə-trē How to pronounce microcalorimeter (audio)
noun

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The soft X-ray Spectrometer's detector array (a microcalorimeter, the gray-and-gold square at the center) measures just half a centimeter across. — Liz Kruesi, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2016 Physicists from Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz (JGU) and other German scientists used an extremely tiny instrument—a magnetic microcalorimeter named maXs30—to measure movement within the nucleus of the isotope thorium-229. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2020

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First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of microcalorimeter was in 1911

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microcalorimeter

noun
mi·​cro·​cal·​o·​rim·​e·​ter ˌmī-krō-ˌkal-ə-ˈrim-ət-ər How to pronounce microcalorimeter (audio)
: an instrument for measuring very small quantities of heat
microcalorimetric
-ˌkal-ə-rə-ˈme-trik; -kə-ˌlȯr-ə-, -ˌlōr-, -ˌlär- How to pronounce microcalorimeter (audio)
adjective
microcalorimetry
-ˌkal-ə-ˈrim-ə-trē How to pronounce microcalorimeter (audio)
noun
plural microcalorimetries
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