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English
Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈkæləri/
Noun
Wikipedia has an article on: CalorieWikipedia calorie (plural calories)
- (physics) 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 heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C.
- (nutrition) the kilocalorie, kilogram calorie or large calorie. A unit of energy 1,000 times larger than the normal calorie. It is equivalent to approximately 4.2 kilojoules.
Usage notes
- Most scientific studies are now carried out using the joule (an SI unit).
- Food energy values have always been measured using the kilocalorie. In everyday usage however, this was called the calorie and foddstuffs were labelled as such. European legislation now requires foods to be labelled with the more correct term kilocalorie.
Derived terms
- 4° calorie
- 15° calorie
- 20° calorie
- calorific value
- caloric (US)
- calorific (UK)
- gram calorie
- kilogram calorie
- mean calorie
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Dutch
Noun
calorie f. (plural calorieën, diminutive calorietje, diminutive plural calorietjes)
French
Etymology
Latin calor
Noun
calorie f. (plural calories)
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Italian
Noun
calorie f.
- Plural form of caloria.
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