calorie
A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the…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.
» The body converts extra calories into fat.
Тело превращает лишние калории в жир.
Тіло переробляє зайві калорії у жир.
Зайві калорії перетворюються на жир у тілі.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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
Meronyms: calorie (small-calorie sense), small calorie, gram calorie, thermochemical calorie
a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
(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
Kalorie
кало́рияkalórija
кало́ріяkalórija
unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
Examples
59 sentencesThe body converts extra calories into fat.
Тіло переробляє зайві калорії у жир.
ruТело превращает лишние калории в жир.
How many calories is a peanut butter sandwich?
Скільки калорій у бутерброді з арахісовим маслом?
ruСколько калорий в бутерброде с арахисовым маслом?
Water has zero calories.
Вода має нуль калорій.
ruВ воде ноль калорий.
Water has no calories.
Вода не має калорій.
ruВ воде нет калорий.
deWasser hat keine Kalorien.
It has way too many calories.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French calorie, formed from Latin calor. It was originally defined as the laBorrowed 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.
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Forms
plural: caloriesSynonyms
8 synonyms- unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure:gram caloriesmall calorie
- a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food:kilogram caloriekilocalorielarge calorienutritionist's calorie