Definitions for caloric
kəˈlɔr ɪk, -ˈlɒr-caloric

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thermal, thermic, caloricadjective

   relating to or associated with heat

   "thermal movements of molecules"; "thermal capacity"; "thermic energy"; "the caloric effect of sunlight"

2. caloricadjective

   of or relating to calories in food

   "comparison of foods on a caloric basis"; "the caloric content of foods"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caloricnoun

   the hypothetical medium of heat

2. caloricadjective

   relating to calories

3. caloricadjective

   relating to or producing heat or other energy

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caloric

   Caloric is a brand of kitchen appliances, which dates back to 1903.

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1. caloric

   Caloric is generally defined as the property or characteristic related to heat or calorie content in the context of food, nutrition, and diet. It also refers to a hypothetical form of matter once thought to be responsible for the production and transfer of heat energy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caloricnoun

   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

2. Caloricadjective

   of or pertaining to caloric

3. Etymology: [L. calor heat; cf. F. calorique.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caloric

   ka-lor′ik, n. heat: the supposed principle or cause of heat.—n. Calores′cence, the transmutation of heat rays into luminous rays.—adj. Calorif′ic, causing heat: heating.—ns. Calorificā′tion; Calorim′eter, an instrument for measuring the specific heat of a body; Calorim′etry, the art or process of measuring heat; Cal′orist, one who held heat to be a subtle fluid called caloric; Cal′ory, the usually accepted thermal unit, being the quantity of heat necessary to raise the temperature of a kilogram of water from 0° to 1° centigrade. [Fr. calorique, formed by Lavoisier from L. calor, heat.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caloric

   the name given by physicists to the presumed subtle element which causes heat.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of caloric in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of caloric in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of caloric in a Sentence

1. Deborah Feldman:

   Patients who are not moving don't really have any caloric expenditure, but they're also not eating.

2. Otis Brawley:

   I don't think the two diseases ought to be competing against each other, i think we need to realize that some of the causes of heart diseases are major causes of cancer. We talk a lot about high caloric intake, obesity and lack of physical activity. Those are risk factors for heart disease, as well as cancer. We talk a great deal about tobacco use. That's a risk factor for heart disease as well as cancer. We need to double down and work on all of those things.

3. Janice Chou:

   You get clear feedback in layman's terms and insight into the nutritional value of what you're eating. The information you receive from MyFitnessPal is great— they present your caloric breakdown in an easy-to-understand pie chart— but you don't always understand what it all means.

4. Lisa Drayer:

   I think a lot of people think that just because something is natural, it's healthy, so for example, honey is natural, but it's very caloric and a lot of people might not know that a teaspoon of honey, or agave for that matter, has more calories than a teaspoon of sugar or sucrose.

5. Margo Wootan of the Center:

   Alcoholic beverages are a key contributor to the calories Americans are consuming, and most of the time when people have a drink they have absolutely no idea what its caloric impact is.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=caloric
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Caloric
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caloric
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caloric
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=caloric
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Caloric