calorie

A unit of heat energy, specifically defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius under standard atmospheric pressure.

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1. Unit of heat B2 formal scientific

   A 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.

   • The specific heat capacity of water is 1 calorie per gram per degree Celsius.
   • In physics, the calorie is used to measure thermal energy.
   • The experiment measured the heat released in calories.

   🌐كالوري

   المرادفات: gram caloriesmall calorie

2. Energy from food A2 informal culinary

   A unit of energy used to measure the energy content of food and the energy expended by the body.

   • This chocolate bar contains 250 calories.
   • She is counting calories to manage her weight.
   • The nutrition label lists the total calories per serving.

   🌐سعرة حرارية

   المرادفات: kilocalorielarge calorie

• calories plural form
• calories' possessive plural form
• calorie's possessive singular form