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
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 … English World dictionary
caloric — calorically, adv. caloricity /kal euh ris i tee/, n. /keuh lawr ik, lor /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to calories: the caloric content of food. 2. of or pertaining to heat. 3. (of engines) driven by heat. 4. high in calories: a caloric meal. n. 5.… … Universalium
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
caloric — adj. Caloric is used with these nouns: ↑intake … Collocations dictionary
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
