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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•lor•ic /kəˈlɔrɪk, -ˈlɑr-/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to calories.
- of or relating to heat.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•lor•ic (kə lôr′ik, -lor′-),USA pronunciation adj. - of or pertaining to calories:the caloric content of food.
- Thermodynamicsof or pertaining to heat.
- Thermodynamics(of engines) driven by heat.
- high in calories:a caloric meal.
n. - Thermodynamicsheat.
- [Archaic.]a hypothetical fluid whose presence in matter was thought to determine its thermal state.
- Latin calor heat) + -ique -ic
- French calorique, equivalent. to calor- (
- 1785–95;
ca•lor′i•cal•ly, adv. cal•o•ric•i•ty (kal′ə ris′i tē),USA pronunciation n. |