calorie (redirected from Calories)

cal·o·rie  (kl-r)

n.

1. Abbr. cal Any of several approximately equal units of heat, each measured as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C from a standard initial temperature, especially from 3.98°C, 14.5°C, or 19.5°C, at 1 atmosphere pressure. Also called gram calorie, small calorie.

2. Abbr. cal The unit of heat equal to ¹/₁₀₀ the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water from 0 to 100°C at 1 atmosphere pressure. Also called mean calorie.

3.

a. Abbr. Cal The unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1°C at 1 atmosphere pressure. Also called kilocalorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie.

b. A unit of energy-producing potential equal to this amount of heat that is contained in food and released upon oxidation by the body. Also called nutritionist's calorie.

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[French, from Latin calor, heat; see caloric.]

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calorie

Noun

1. a unit of measure for the energy value of food

2. Also: (small calorie) the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C [Latin calor heat]

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Calorie

Noun

1. Also: (large calorie) a unit of heat, equal to one thousand calories

2. the amount of a food capable of producing one calorie of energy

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calorie  (kl-r)

1. A unit of energy equal to the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius. One calorie is equivalent to 4.1868 joules. Also called small calorie.

2. Calorie A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1,000 grams of water by one degree Celsius. This unit is used as a measure of the energy released by food as it is digested by the human body. Also called kilocalorie, large calorie.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 kilocalorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie energy unit, heat unit, work unit - a unit of measurement for work gram calorie, small calorie, 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
	2.	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 gram calorie, small calorie energy unit, heat unit, work unit - a unit of measurement for work Calorie, kilocalorie, kilogram calorie, 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

Translations

calorie [ˈkælərɪ] n → caloría;

low-calorie product → producto bajo en calorías

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calorie [ˈkælərɪ] n → calorie f;

low calorie product → produit m pauvre en calories

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calorie [ˈkælərɪ] n → Kalorie f;

low-calorie product → kalorienarmes Produkt nt

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calorie [ˈkælərɪ] n → caloria;

low-calorie product → prodotto a basso contenuto di calorie

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calorie

n calorie [ˈkӕləri]

(abbreviated tocalwhen written)

1 a unit of heat. warmte-eenheid سُعر حراري، وِحْدَه حَراريَّه калорифер kalorie kalorie die Wärmeeinheit μονάδα θερμότητας caloría kalor یک واحد گرما kalori calorie קָלוֹריָה उष्मांक kalorija kalória kalori kaloría, hitaeining caloria 熱量 칼로리(열량의 단위) kalorija kalorija unit haba, kalori calorie kalori kaloria caloria calorie калория kalória kalorija kalorija kalori หน่วยพลังงานความร้อน ısı 卡路裡(熱量單位) калорія حرارت ناپنے کی اکائی đơn vị đo nhiệt lượng, calo 卡路里（热量单位）

2 a unit of energy given by food My diet allows me 1,200 calories per day. kalorie وِحْدَه حَراريَّه، كالوري калория kalorie kalorie die Kalorie θερμίδα caloría kalor یک واحد انرژی تولید شده از غذا kalori calorie קָלוֹריָה भोजन से मिलने वाली उष्मा की एक इकाई kalorija kalória kalori hitaeining, kaloría caloria カロリー (음식물의) 칼로리 kalorija kalorija kalori calorie kalori kaloria caloria calorie калория kalória kalorija kalorija kalori หน่วยพลังงานที่ได้จากอาหาร kalori 食物產生的熱量單位 кілокалорія حرارہ ، خوراک سے حاصل ہونے والی توانائی کو ناپنے کی اکائی đơn vị đo giá trị năng lượng của thức ăn calo 食物产生的热量单位

adj caloˈrific

kalorieagtig مُوَلِّد للحراره тплинен kalorický kalorie- wärmeerzeugend θερμαντικός calorífico soojus- پر کالری lämpö- calorifique קָלוֹרִי उष्मीय, तापजनक kaloričan hőfejlesztő menurut kalori varmamyndandi calorifico 熱の 열의 kaloringas siltuma- nilai kalori calorisch, warmtegevend varmeproduserende, varme- kaloryczny, cieplny calorífico caloric калорийный kalorický kaloričen kaloričan värmealstrande, uppvärmande ที่เกี่ยวกับพลังงาน ısıl, ısı veren 生熱的 тепловий, теплотворний حراروں کی حامل (خوراک) thuộc nhiệt 生热的