'Calorie' definitions:
Definition of 'Calorie'
(from WordNet)
noun
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 [syn: Calorie, kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie]
noun
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 [syn: calorie, gram calorie, small calorie]
Definition of 'Calorie'
From: GCIDE
- Calorie \Cal"o*rie\, n. [F., fr. L. calor heat.] (Physics) The unit of heat according to the French standard; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram (sometimes, one gram) of water one degree centigrade, or from 0[deg] to 1[deg]. Compare the English standard unit, {Foot pound}. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'calorie'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- atomerg,
- British thermal unit,
- BTU,
- dinamode,
- dyne,
- energid,
- erg,
- foot-pound,
- great calorie,
- horsepower-hour,
- horsepower-year,
- joule,
- kilocalorie,
- kilogram-meter,
- kilowatt-hour,
- photon,
- quantum,
- rational calorie,
- therm,
- thermal unit