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1. (n.) calorie
(usu. cap.)
2. calorie
a unit equal to the kilocalorie, expressing the heat output of an organism and the energy value of food.
3. calorie
a quantity of food capable of producing such an amount of energy.
Etymology: (1800–10; < F < L calor heat)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Calorie, kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie
a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
2. (noun) calorie, gram calorie, small calorie
unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
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1. (noun) calorie
a unit for measuring the energy in food
a candy bar with 250 calories
2. calorie
count calories
to control body weight by calculating calories in your food
3. calorie
a unit for measuring heat
***How many calories of heat were used?
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| Definition of 'calorie' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) calorie
the unit of heat according to the French standard; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram (sometimes, one gram) of water one degree centigrade, or from 0¡ to 1¡. Compare the English standard unit, Foot pound.
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Sense: a unit of heat.
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 Afrikaans: warmte-eenheid |
 Arabic: سُعر حراري، وِحْدَه حَرار |
 Bulgarian: калорифер |
 Brazilian: caloria |
 Czech: kalorie |
 German: die Wärmeeinheit |
 Danish: kalorie |
 Greek: μονάδα θερμότητας |
 Spanish: caloría |
 Estonian: kalor |
 Farsi: یک واحد گرما |
 Finnish: kalori |
 French: calorie |
 Hebrew: קָלוֹריָה |
 Hindi: उष्मांक |
 Croatian: kalorija |
 Hungarian: kalória |
 Indonesian: kalori |
 Icelandic: kaloría, hitaeining |
 Italian: caloria |
 Japanese: 熱量 |
 Korean: 열량 |
 Lithuanian: kalorija |
 Latvian: kalorija |
 Malay: unit haba, kalori |
 Dutch: calorie |
 Norwegian: kalori |
 Polish: kaloria |
 Persian: یک واحد گرما |
 Pashto: دتوروخى مقياس په تېره بيا |
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 Romanian: calorie |
 Russian: калория |
 Slovak: kalória |
 Slovenian: kalorija |
 Serbian: kalorija |
 Swedish: kalori |
 Thai: หน่วยพลังงานความร้อน |
 Turkish: ısı |
 Taiwanese: 卡路里(熱量單位) |
 Ukrainian: калорія |
 Urdu: حرارت ناپنے کی اکائی |
 Vietnamese: đơn vị đo nhiệt lượng, ca |
 Chinese: 卡路里（热量单位） |
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