Calorie - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkælərɪ|
Brit.
|ˈkælərɪ|
noun
- 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
- 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
- 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
Extra examples
A potato has about 90 calories.
I need to burn off a few calories (=lose some weight by exercising).
My wife convinced me to finally start counting calories (=control my weight by being careful about what I eat).
Word forms
noun
singular: calorie
plural: calories
singular: calorie
plural: calories
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