gram calorie
gram calorie · gram calories
The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water by a degree…The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water by a degree centigrade: a unit of measure of energy.
Meaning
1 sensesThe amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water by a degree centigrade: a unit of measure of energy.
Holonyms: kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, Calorie (with a capital C), calorie (large-calorie sense) < megacalorie < gigacalorie
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
Origin
Because a gram of water is the referent mass (versus a kilogram of water); see Calorie.Because a gram of water is the referent mass (versus a kilogram of water); see Calorie.
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plural: gram caloriesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:caloriesmall calorie