calorie
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.
Other meanings
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.
Synonyms
- gram calorie
Related words
- a calorie is a calorie
- calorics
- calorieless
- calorimetre
- calorize
- millicalorie
- calorific value
- food calorie
- gram calorie
- calorie deficit
- kilogram calorie
- large calorie
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "calor".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “calorie” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.