calorie – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
calorie
n.
unit of heat energy; amount of energy needed to raise one gram of water one degree
Calorie
The name
calorie is used for two
units of energy.
- The small calorie or gram calorie (symbol: cal) is the approximate amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius at a pressure of one atmosphere.
- The kilocalorie, also known as large calorie, kilogram calorie, food calorie, and similar names (symbols: kcal, Cal or C) is small calories.
Calorie
Noun
1. 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
(synonym) kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie
(hypernym) work unit, heat unit, energy unit
(part-meronym) gram calorie, small calorie
calorie
Noun
1. 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
(synonym) gram calorie, small calorie
(hypernym) work unit, heat unit, energy unit
(part-holonym) Calorie, kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie
calorie
nf.
calorie
caloria
nf.
calorie, unit of heat energy
