a unit for measuring how much energy you get from food. People who are worried about getting fat pay a lot of attention to the number of calories in their food
How many calories are there in a slice of chocolatecake?
a calorie-controlled diet
count calories:
Countingcalories is a way of life for most of Hollywood’s stars.
Synonyms and related words
Units for measuring energy
atmosphere
caloric
calorie
2
sciencea unit for measuring heat
Synonyms and related words
Areas of physical science and relating to areas of physical science
aerodynamics
astrophysicist
astrophysics
calorie
noun countable
US /ˈkæləri/
Other entries for this word
low-calorieadjective
Word Forms
singular
calorie
plural
calories
DEFINITIONS2
1
a unit for measuring how much energy you get from food. People who are worried about getting fat pay a lot of attention to the number of calories in their food
How many calories are there in a slice of chocolatecake?
a low-caloriediet
count calories:
Countingcalories is a way of life for most of Hollywood’s stars.
Synonyms and related words
Units for measuring energy
atmosphere
caloric
calorie
2
sciencea unit for measuring heat
Synonyms and related words
Areas of physical science and relating to areas of physical science