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calorie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkælɹi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈkæləɹi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from French calorie, formed from Latin calor. It was originally defined as the large calorie in the early 19th century, with the small calorie being defined some decades later.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:nutrition) A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labeling.
   • Holonyms: megacalorie < gigacalorie
   • Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism. 2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, pages 72–3:
   • Meronyms: calorie (small-calorie sense), small calorie, gram calorie, thermochemical calorie
   • Biotics possess extraordinary abilities, but they must live with minor inconveniences. The most obvious issue is getting adequate nutrition. Creating biotic mass effects takes such a toll on metabolism that active biotics develop ravenous appetites. The standard Alliance combat ration for a soldier is 3000 calories per day; biotics are given 4500, as well as a canteen of potent energy drink for quick refreshment after hard combat. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Biotics: Life as a Biotic Codex entry:
2. (physical) A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 joules, that can raise the temperature of a gram of water by one degree Celsius. This unit was formerly widely used in chemistry and physics.
   • Holonyms: kilocalorie, calorie (large-calorie sense), large calorie, Calorie (capital C) < megacalorie < gigacalorie

Forms

Deriveds

caloric · megacalorie · low-calorie · small calorie · calorie deficit · food calorie · a calorie is a calorie · calorie bomb · high-calorie · calorimetre · 20° calorie · millicalorie · microcalorie · Calorie · thermochemical calorie · a calorie is a calorie is a calorie · calorie-conscious · 4° calorie · calorie-ful · empty calorie · calorics · gram calorie · calorific value · calorie-restricted · calorieless · mean calorie · 15° calorie · kilogram calorie · large calorie · calorize · calorific

Relateds

nonchalant · scald · chowder · cauldron · chalorous · caldera

Synonyms

kilocalorie · large calorie · small calorie · kilogram calorie · thermochemical calorie · Calorie · gram calorie

Translations (87)

sk kalória (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ug كالورىيە (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · is hitaeining (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · sh kàlōrija (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · hi कैलोरी (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ky калория (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · sv kalori (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · oc caloria (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · be калёрыя (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · he קָלוֹרְיָה (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · yue 卡路里 (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · tk kaloriýa (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ja カロリー (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · id kalori (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · io kalorio (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · mn калори (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · bn ক্যালরি (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · km កាឡូរី (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · sl kalorija (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · my ကယ်လိုရီ (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · kmr kalorî (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · fi kalori (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · mi karori (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ar كَالُورِي (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · aii ܫܵܓ݂ܪܵܐ (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · nn kalori (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ga calra (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · lt kalorija (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · uk кало́рія (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · tl kaloriya (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · mk калорија (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ar سُعْرَة (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ps کالوري (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · cmn 卡 (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · pl kaloria (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · eo kalorio (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · is kaloría (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · aii ܫܵܓ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܚܲܡܝܼܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · nv chʼiyáán bibee adziil (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · gl caloría (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · kk калория (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ca caloria (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · cmn 卡路里 (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · az kaloriya (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · hy կալորիա (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · da kalorie (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ko 칼로리 (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · fa-ira کالُری (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · el θερμίδα (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · lv kalorija (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · mn илчлэг (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · gd calaraidh (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ms kalori (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ur کَیلوری (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · hu kalória (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ps کلوري (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · tr kalori (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · et kalor (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ru кало́рия (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ro calorie (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · vi ca-lo-ri (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ka კალორია (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · fr calorie (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · haw ikehuʻā (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · pt caloria (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · th แคลอรี (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · sw kalori (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · sh ка̀ло̄рија (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ar وَحْدَة حَرَارِيَّة (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · es caloría (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · de Kalorie (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · tt калория (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · yo kálórì (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · cs kalorie (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · it caloria (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · cy calori (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · nb kalori (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · nl calorie (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · mt kalorija (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · ar سُعْر (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · tl sambilang-init (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · sq kalori (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · tg калория (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · vi ca-lo (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · bg кало́рия (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · be кало́рыя (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) · uz kaloriya (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C)

wikidata: Q130964 · wikidata: Q26708069