- caloric
- [[t]kəlɔ͟ːrɪk[/t]]
ADJ: ADJ nCaloric means relating to calories.
...a daily caloric intake of from 400 to 1200 calories.
English dictionary. 2008.
...a daily caloric intake of from 400 to 1200 calories.
English dictionary. 2008.
caloric — CALÓRIC, Ă, calorici, ce, adj. De căldură, referitor la căldură. – Din fr. calorique. Trimis de valeriu, 11.02.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 calóric adj. m., pl. calórici; f. sg. calórică, pl. calórice … Dicționar Român
Caloric — Ca*lor ic, a. Of or pertaining to caloric. [1913 Webster] {Caloric engine}, a kind of engine operated by heated air. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caloric — Ca*lor ic, n. [L. calor heat; cf. F. calorique.] (Physics) The principle of heat, or the agent to which the phenomena of heat and combustion were formerly ascribed; not now used in scientific nomenclature, but sometimes used as a general term for … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caloric — (n.) hypothetical fluid in a now discarded model of heat exchange, 1792, from Fr. calorique, coined in this sense by Lavoisier, from L. calorem heat (nom. calor; see CALORIE (Cf. calorie)). The adj. is recorded from 1865 … Etymology dictionary
caloric — ► ADJECTIVE chiefly N. Amer. or technical ▪ relating to heat; calorific … English terms dictionary
caloric — [kə lôr′ik] n. [Fr calorique < L calor: see CALORIE] 1. an imagined substance to which the phenomena of burning and oxidation were formerly attributed 2. Archaic heat adj. 1. of heat 2. of or pertaining to calories calorically adv … English World dictionary
caloric — calorically, adv. caloricity /kal euh ris i tee/, n. /keuh lawr ik, lor /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to calories: the caloric content of food. 2. of or pertaining to heat. 3. (of engines) driven by heat. 4. high in calories: a caloric meal. n. 5.… … Universalium
caloric — Heat Heat (h[=e]t), n. [OE. hete, h[ae]te, AS. h[=ae]tu, h[=ae]to, fr. h[=a]t hot; akin to OHG. heizi heat, Dan. hede, Sw. hetta. See {Hot}.] 1. A force in nature which is recognized in various effects, but especially in the phenomena of fusion… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caloric — adj. Caloric is used with these nouns: ↑intake … Collocations dictionary
caloric — ca•lor•ic [[t]kəˈlɔr ɪk, ˈlɒr [/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to calories 2) thr of or pertaining to heat 3) high in calories: a caloric meal[/ex] 4) thr heat 5) a hypothetical fluid whose presence in matter was once thought to determine its… … From formal English to slang