Definition of calorie
Nouns
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
- Synonyms:
- gram calorie, small calorie
- Type of:
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energy unit, heat unit, work unit
a unit of measurement for work
Vocabulary Lists for calorie
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