Definitions for calorickəˈlɔr ɪk, -ˈlɒr-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ca•lor•ickəˈlɔr ɪk, -ˈlɒr-(adj.)
of or pertaining to calories.
of or pertaining to heat.
Category: Thermodynamics
high in calories:
a caloric meal.
(n.)heat.
Category: Thermodynamics
a hypothetical fluid whose presence in matter was once thought to determine its thermal state.
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Origin of caloric:
1785–95; < F calorique < L calor heat + F -ique -ic
cal•o•ric•i•tyˌkæl əˈrɪs ɪ ti(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
thermal, thermic, caloric(adj)
relating to or associated with heat
"thermal movements of molecules"; "thermal capacity"; "thermic energy"; "the caloric effect of sunlight"
caloric(adj)
of or relating to calories in food
"comparison of foods on a caloric basis"; "the caloric content of foods"
Wiktionary
caloric(Noun)
the hypothetical medium of heat
caloric(Adjective)
relating to calories
caloric(Adjective)
relating to or producing heat or other energy
Webster Dictionary
Caloric(noun)
the principle of heat, or the agent to which the phenomena of heat and combustion were formerly ascribed; -- not now used in scientific nomenclature, but sometimes used as a general term for heat
Caloric(adj)
of or pertaining to caloric
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Caloric
the name given by physicists to the presumed subtle element which causes heat.
Translations for caloric
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- kalorieagtigAfrikaans
- مُوَلِّد للحرارهArabic
- тплиненBulgarian
- caloríficoPortuguese (BR)
- kalorickýCzech
- wärmeerzeugendGerman
- kalorie-Danish
- θερμαντικόςGreek
- caloríficoSpanish
- soojus-Estonian
- پر کالریFarsi
- kalori-Finnish
- calorifiqueFrench
- קָלוֹרִיHebrew
- उष्मीय, तापजनकHindi
- kaloričanCroatian
- hőfejlesztőHungarian
- menurut kaloriIndonesian
- varmamyndandiIcelandic
- calorificoItalian
- 熱のJapanese
- 열량을 발생시키는Korean
- kaloringasLithuanian
- siltuma-Latvian
- nilai kaloriMalay
- calorisch, warmtegevendDutch
- varmeproduserende, varme-Norwegian
- kaloryczny, cieplnyPolish
- پر کالریPersian
- پر انرژیPashto
- caloríficoPortuguese
- caloricRomanian
- калорийныйRussian
- kalorickýSlovak
- kaloričenSlovenian
- kaloričanSerbian
- värmealstrande, uppvärmandeSwedish
- ที่เกี่ยวกับพลังงานThai
- ısıl, ısı verenTurkish
- 産熱的，卡路里的Chinese (Trad.)
- тепловий, теплотворнийUkrainian
- حراروں کی حامل (خوراک)Urdu
- thuộc nhiệtVietnamese
- 生热的Chinese (Simp.)
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