A device or organism that produces heat or motion through the conversion of thermal energy.
From Latin 'calor' (heat) + 'motor' (moving force). A 19th-century term combining heat and motion concepts.
Your muscles are natural calorimotors—they convert chemical energy into both heat (keeping you warm) and motion (letting you move), which is why exercise makes you hot!
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