calorie

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

calorie [ˈkælərɪ] n → calorie f;

low calorie product → produit m pauvre en calories

calorie [ˈkælərɪ] n → Kalorie f;

low-calorie product → kalorienarmes Produkt nt

calorie [ˈkælərɪ] n → caloria;

low-calorie product → prodotto a basso contenuto di calorie

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calorie

n calorie [ˈkӕləri]

(abbreviated to cal when written)

1 a unit of heat. warmte-eenheidسُعر حراري، وِحْدَه حَراريَّهкалориферkaloriekaloriedie Wärmeeinheitμονάδα θερμότηταςcaloríakalorیک واحد گرماkaloricalorieקָלוֹריָהउष्मांकkalorijakalóriakalorikaloría, hitaeiningcaloria熱量칼로리(열량의 단위)kalorijakalorijaunit haba, kaloricaloriekalorikaloriacaloriacalorieкалорияkalóriakalorijakalorijakaloriหน่วยพลังงานความร้อนısı卡路裡(熱量單位)калоріяحرارت ناپنے کی اکائیđơn 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.kalorieوِحْدَه حَراريَّه، كالوريкалорияkaloriekaloriedie Kalorieθερμίδαcaloríakalorیک واحد انرژی تولید شده از غذاkaloricalorieקָלוֹריָהभोजन से मिलने वाली उष्मा की एक इकाईkalorijakalóriakalorihitaeining, kaloríacaloriaカロリー(음식물의) 칼로리kalorijakalorijakaloricaloriekalorikaloriacaloriacalorieкалорияkalóriakalorijakalorijakaloriหน่วยพลังงานที่ได้จากอาหารkalori食物產生的熱量單位кілокалоріяحرارہ ، خوراک سے حاصل ہونے والی توانائی کو ناپنے کی اکائیđơn vị đo giá trị năng lượng của thức ăn calo食物产生的热量单位

adj ˌcaloˈrific

kalorieagtigمُوَلِّد للحرارهтплиненkalorickýkalorie-wärmeerzeugendθερμαντικόςcaloríficosoojus-پر کالریlämpö-calorifiqueקָלוֹרִיउष्मीय, तापजनकkaloričanhőfejlesztőmenurut kalorivarmamyndandicalorifico熱の열의kaloringassiltuma-nilai kaloricalorisch, warmtegevendvarmeproduserende, varme-kaloryczny, cieplnycaloríficocaloricкалорийныйkalorickýkaloričenkaloričanvärmealstrande, uppvärmandeที่เกี่ยวกับพลังงานısıl, ısı veren生熱的тепловий, теплотворнийحراروں کی حامل (خوراک)thuộc nhiệt生热的