Definitions for calorieˈkæl ə ri
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cal•o•rieˈkæl ə ri(n.)(pl.)-ries.
or cal•o•ry
(usu. cap.)
Category: Thermodynamics
Ref: Also called gram calorie, small calorie.; Abbr.: cal 3; kilocalorie.; Abbr.: Cal 2
a unit equal to the kilocalorie, expressing the heat output of an organism and the energy value of food. a quantity of food capable of producing such an amount of energy.
Category: Thermodynamics, Physiology
Origin of calorie:
1800–10; < F < L calor heat
Princeton's WordNet
Calorie, kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie(noun)
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
calorie, gram calorie, small calorie(noun)
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
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
calorie(noun)ˈælɚi
a unit for measuring the energy in food
a candy bar with 250 calories
calorieˈælɚi
to control body weight by calculating calories in your food
calorieˈælɚi
a unit for measuring heat
***How many calories of heat were used?
Wiktionary
calorie(Noun)
(physics and chemistry, obsolete) the gram calorie or small calorie, a non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to approximately 4.2 joules. This unit was widely used in chemistry and physics, being the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1u00B0C.
calorie(Noun)
kilogram calorie or large calorie. A unit of energy 1000 times larger than the gram calorie. It is equivalent to the gram kilocalorie, approximately 4.2 kilojoules.
Webster Dictionary
Calorie(noun)
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.
Translations for calorie
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
calorie(noun)
a unit of heat.
- warmte-eenheidAfrikaans
- سُعر حراري، وِحْدَه حَراريَّهArabic
- калориферBulgarian
- caloriaPortuguese (BR)
- kalorieCzech
- die WärmeeinheitGerman
- kalorieDanish
- μονάδα θερμότηταςGreek
- caloríaSpanish
- kalorEstonian
- یک واحد گرماFarsi
- kaloriFinnish
- calorieFrench
- קָלוֹריָהHebrew
- उष्मांकHindi
- kalorijaCroatian
- kalóriaHungarian
- kaloriIndonesian
- kaloría, hitaeiningIcelandic
- caloriaItalian
- 熱量Japanese
- 열량Korean
- kalorijaLithuanian
- kalorijaLatvian
- unit haba, kaloriMalay
- calorieDutch
- kaloriNorwegian
- kaloriaPolish
- یک واحد گرماPersian
- دتوروخى مقياس په تېره بيا په بدن كې دخوړو دانرژۍ اندازهPashto
- caloriaPortuguese
- calorieRomanian
- калорияRussian
- kalóriaSlovak
- kalorijaSlovenian
- kalorijaSerbian
- kaloriSwedish
- หน่วยพลังงานความร้อนThai
- ısıTurkish
- 卡路里(熱量單位)Chinese (Trad.)
- калоріяUkrainian
- حرارت ناپنے کی اکائیUrdu
- đơn vị đo nhiệt lượng, caloVietnamese
- 卡路里（热量单位）Chinese (Simp.)
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