CALORIE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

calorie; gram calorie; small calorie

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("calorie" is a kind of...):

energy unit; heat unit; work unit (a unit of measurement for work)

Holonyms ("calorie" is a part of...):

Calorie; kilocalorie; kilogram calorie; large calorie; nutritionist's calorie (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)

Derivation:

caloric (relating to or associated with heat)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Calorie; kilocalorie; kilogram calorie; large calorie; nutritionist's calorie

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("Calorie" is a kind of...):

energy unit; heat unit; work unit (a unit of measurement for work)

Meronyms (parts of "Calorie"):

calorie; gram calorie; small calorie (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)

Derivation:

caloric (of or relating to calories in food)

Credits

Context examples:

Refers to the number of calories (energy content) consumed.

(Caloric intake, NCI Dictionary)

A value of the calorie at 4 degrees Celsius is defined as 4.2045 J.

(Calorie 4 Degrees Celsius, NCI Thesaurus)

When trying to lose weight, you can still eat your favorite foods — as long as you pay attention to the total number of calories that you eat.

(Diets, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Fat has twice as many calories as proteins or carbohydrates.

(Dietary Fats, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

A value defined for the calorie at 20 degrees Celsius is 4.1819 J.

(Calorie 20 Degrees Celsius, NCI Thesaurus)

A value recorded by ISO for the calorie at 15 degrees Celsius is 4.1855 J.

(Calorie 15 Degrees Celsius, NCI Thesaurus)

The body needs calories as to perform its functions, such as breathing, circulating the blood, and physical activity.

(Calorie, NCI Dictionary)

The quantity of thermal energy required to raise one gram of water one degree Centigrade under standard conditions. 1 calorie equals 4.186 joules.

(Calorie, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

To avoid extra calories, many pregnant women replace sugar-sweetened soft drinks and juices with beverages containing artificial sweeteners.

(Drinking diet beverages during pregnancy linked to child obesity, NIH)

The findings suggest that it is possible to recover from the disease without intensive lifestyle interventions or extreme calorie restrictions.