Meaning of CALORIE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kaluree
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- [n] 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
- [n] a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
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| | Synonyms: | | gram calorie, small calorie |
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| | See Also: | | Calorie, energy unit, heat unit, kilocalorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie, work unit | |
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| | Definition: | | \Cal"o*rie\, n. [F., fr. L. calor heat.] (Physics)
The unit of heat according to the French standard; the amount
of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram
(sometimes, one gram) of water one degree centigrade, or from
0[deg] to 1[deg]. Compare the English standard unit, {Foot
pound}.
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| | Definition: | | A unit of measure of heat derived from combustion of fuel, such as food; energy that comes from food. |
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- A unit of measurement defined as 4.184 absolute joules, or the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of one gram of water from 15 to 16 degrees Celsius (or 1/100th the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water at one atmosphere pressure from 0 degrees C to 100 degrees C); food calories are actually equal to 1,000 calories (1 food calorie = 1 kilocalorie).
- One calorie (note lower-case c) is a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat the raise the temperature of one gram of water from 14.5° C to 15.5° C. The clinical unit of Calorie (note the upper-case C) is equal to 1000 calories (Kilocalories).
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| | Related Terms: | | atomerg, British thermal unit, BTU, dinamode, dyne, energid, erg, foot-pound, great calorie, horsepower-hour, horsepower-year, joule, kilocalorie, kilogram-meter, kilowatt-hour, photon, quantum, rational calorie, therm, thermal unit |
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