calorific

[ kal-uh-rif-ik ]

/ ˌkæl əˈrɪf ɪk /

adjective

pertaining to conversion into heat.

Origin of calorific

1675–85; <Late Latin calōrificus causing warmth, warming, equivalent to calōri- (stem of calor heat) + -ficus-fic

OTHER WORDS FROM calorific

cal·o·rif·i·cal·ly, adverbun·cal·o·rif·ic, adjective

Words nearby calorific

caloric nystagmus, caloric test, calorie, calories, calorifacient, calorific, calorific value, calorigenic, calorimeter, calorimetry, Calori's bursa

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Example sentences from the Web for calorific

From Peeps to Cadbury eggs, The Daily Beast ranks the 25 most calorific candies.
Most Fattening Easter Candy|The Daily Beast|April 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Is the compass a chemical influence, or electrical, or calorific, or what not?
The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles|Jean Henri Fabre
The heat contained in a pound of coal is called the "calorific value" or "heating value" of the coal.
Engineering Bulletin No 1: Boiler and Furnace Testing|Rufus T. Strohm
It is the calorific waves emitted by the sun which heat our air, produce our winds, and hence agitate our ocean.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall

No modification of the calorific theory will account for them.
The Philosophy of the Weather|Thomas Belden Butler
(b) The calorific value may be taken as being one-seventh that of good steam-coal.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

British Dictionary definitions for calorific

calorific

/ (ˌkæləˈrɪfɪk) /

adjective

of, concerning, or generating heat

Derived forms of calorific

calorifically, adverb

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单词	calorific
释义	calorific [ kal-uh-rif-ik ] / ˌkæl əˈrɪf ɪk / adjective pertaining to conversion into heat. Origin of calorific 1675–85; <Late Latin calōrificus causing warmth, warming, equivalent to calōri- (stem of calor heat) + -ficus-fic OTHER WORDS FROM calorific cal·o·rif·i·cal·ly, adverbun·cal·o·rif·ic, adjective Words nearby calorific caloric nystagmus, caloric test, calorie, calories, calorifacient, calorific, calorific value, calorigenic, calorimeter, calorimetry, Calori's bursa Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calorific From Peeps to Cadbury eggs, The Daily Beast ranks the 25 most calorific candies. Most Fattening Easter Candy\|The Daily Beast\|April 20, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Is the compass a chemical influence, or electrical, or calorific, or what not? The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles\|Jean Henri Fabre The heat contained in a pound of coal is called the "calorific value" or "heating value" of the coal. Engineering Bulletin No 1: Boiler and Furnace Testing\|Rufus T. Strohm It is the calorific waves emitted by the sun which heat our air, produce our winds, and hence agitate our ocean. Fragments of science, V. 1-2\|John Tyndall No modification of the calorific theory will account for them. The Philosophy of the Weather\|Thomas Belden Butler (b) The calorific value may be taken as being one-seventh that of good steam-coal. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various British Dictionary definitions for calorific calorific / (ˌkæləˈrɪfɪk) / adjective of, concerning, or generating heat Derived forms of calorific calorifically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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