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- [kuh-lawr-ik, -lor-]
- /kəˈlɔr ɪk, -ˈlɒr-/
- /kəˈlɔrɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-lawr-ik, -lor-]
- /kəˈlɔr ɪk, -ˈlɒr-/
Definitions of caloric word
- adjective caloric Caloric means relating to calories. 3
- adjective caloric of or concerned with heat or calories 3
- noun caloric a hypothetical elastic fluid formerly postulated as the embodiment of heat 3
- noun caloric an imagined substance to which the phenomena of burning and oxidation were formerly attributed 3
- noun caloric heat 3
- adjective caloric of heat 3
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Origin of caloric
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
1785-95; < French calorique, equivalent to calor- (< Latin calor heat) + -ique -ic
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Parts of speech for Caloric
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
caloric popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
caloric usage trend in Literature
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- how to calculate caloric needs?
- what should my caloric intake be for weight loss?
- what is the most caloric food?
- how to calculate caloric deficit?
- what should my daily caloric intake be?
- how to calculate your daily caloric needs?
- what is caloric restriction?
- what does caloric intake mean?
- what is the approximate caloric equivalent of 1 met?
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