Definition of Calorie in English :

Define Calorie in English

Calorie meaning in English

Meaning of Calorie in English

Pronunciation of Calorie in English

Calorie pronunciation in English

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Calorie

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Noun

1. 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

2. 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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Calorie

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noun plural -ries
a unit of heat, equal to 4.1868 joules (International Table calorie): formerly defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C under standard conditions. It has now largely been replaced by the joule for scientific purposes
. Abbreviation: cal. Also called: gram calorie, small calorie Compare Calorie
noun
1. Also called: kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie
a unit of heat, equal to one thousand calories, often used to express the heat output of an organism or the energy value of food
. Abbreviation: Cal
2. 
the amount of a specific food capable of producing one thousand calories of energy

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Calorie

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noun
1. 
the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree celsius; gram calorie; small calorie
2.  [occas. C-]
the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree celsius; great calorie; kilocalorie; 1,000 calories; large calorie
3. 
a. 
a unit equal to the large calorie, used for measuring the energy produced by food when oxidized in the body
b. 
an amount of food able to produce one large calorie of energy

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Calorie

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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 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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