calorie
IPA: kˈæɫɝi
noun
- (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.
- (physics, chemistry, obsolete) 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.
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Examples of "calorie" in Sentences
- This raises the fat and calories.
- Calorie is the basic unit of measurement.
- Forget the obsolete and ambiguous calorie.
- The number of calories in the dessert is high.
- Calories burnt in the unit of time are what matters.
- The calorie used in nutrition is the kilocalorie or Calorie.
- The definition of the calorie is certainly a measurement of heat.
- For the calorie conscious, konnyaku is sometimes sandwiched in the meat.
- The calorie is not compatible with the SI therefore neither is the langley.
- Doing the calorie math for the components of blood yields 400 to 500 calories.