caloric

caloric
caloric [kə lôr′ik]
n.
[Fr calorique < L calor: see CALORIE]
1. an imagined substance to which the phenomena of burning and oxidation were formerly attributed
2. Archaic heat
adj.
1. of heat
2. of or pertaining to calories
calorically
adv.

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  • Caloric — Ca*lor ic, a. Of or pertaining to caloric. [1913 Webster] {Caloric engine}, a kind of engine operated by heated air. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Caloric — Ca*lor ic, n. [L. calor heat; cf. F. calorique.] (Physics) The principle of heat, or the agent to which the phenomena of heat and combustion were formerly ascribed; not now used in scientific nomenclature, but sometimes used as a general term for …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • caloric — (n.) hypothetical fluid in a now discarded model of heat exchange, 1792, from Fr. calorique, coined in this sense by Lavoisier, from L. calorem heat (nom. calor; see CALORIE (Cf. calorie)). The adj. is recorded from 1865 …   Etymology dictionary

  • caloric — ► ADJECTIVE chiefly N. Amer. or technical ▪ relating to heat; calorific …   English terms dictionary

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  • caloric — [[t]kəlɔ͟ːrɪk[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Caloric means relating to calories. ...a daily caloric intake of from 400 to 1200 calories …   English dictionary

  • caloric — Heat Heat (h[=e]t), n. [OE. hete, h[ae]te, AS. h[=ae]tu, h[=ae]to, fr. h[=a]t hot; akin to OHG. heizi heat, Dan. hede, Sw. hetta. See {Hot}.] 1. A force in nature which is recognized in various effects, but especially in the phenomena of fusion… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • caloric — ca•lor•ic [[t]kəˈlɔr ɪk, ˈlɒr [/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to calories 2) thr of or pertaining to heat 3) high in calories: a caloric meal[/ex] 4) thr heat 5) a hypothetical fluid whose presence in matter was once thought to determine its… …   From formal English to slang

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