ALL meanings of calorie
cal·o·rie
C c - countable noun calorie Calories are units used to measure the energy value of food. People who are on diets try to eat food that does not contain many calories. 3
- noun calorie a unit of heat, equal to 4.1868 joules (International Table calorie): formerly defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C under standard conditions. It has now largely been replaced by the joule for scientific purposes 3
- noun calorie a unit of heat, equal to one thousand calories, often used to express the heat output of an organism or the energy value of food 3
- noun calorie the amount of a specific food capable of producing one thousand calories of energy 3
- noun calorie the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree celsius; gram calorie; small calorie 3
- noun calorie the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree celsius; great calorie; kilocalorie; 1,000 calories; large calorie 3
- noun calorie a unit equal to the large calorie, used for measuring the energy produced by food when oxidized in the body 3
- noun calorie an amount of food able to produce one large calorie of energy 3
- noun calorie A calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1° centigrade. 3
- noun calorie unit of energy 1
- noun calorie Either of two units of heat energy. 1
- noun calorie Thermodynamics. Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal. (usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal. 1
- noun calorie Physiology. a unit equal to the kilocalorie, used to express the heat output of an organism and the fuel or energy value of food. a quantity of food capable of producing such an amount of energy. 1
- noun calorie (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (physics and chemistry) The gram calorie or small calorie, a non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to approximately 4.2 joules. This unit was widely used in chemistry and physics, being the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C. 0
- noun calorie (nutrition) Kilogram calorie or large calorie. A unit of energy 1000 times larger than the gram calorie. It is equivalent to the gram kilocalorie, approximately 4.2 kilojoules. 0