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caloric

ca·lor·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-lawr-ik, -lor-]
    • /kəˈlɔr ɪk, -ˈlɒr-/
    • /kəˈlɔrɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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".

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