microcalorimeter

noun

: an instrument for measuring very small quantities of heat
microcalorimetric adjective

Examples of microcalorimeter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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 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 But this time, the German researchers used their magnetic microcalorimeter to measure the radiation more precisely, and their efforts bore fruit. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of microcalorimeter was in 1911

Dictionary Entries Near microcalorimeter

Cite this Entry

“Microcalorimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microcalorimeter. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

microcalorimeter

noun
: an instrument for measuring very small quantities of heat
microcalorimetry noun
plural microcalorimetries
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!