Definition of calorie

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Definition of 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. gram calorie
    2. small 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. kilocalorie
    2. kilogram calorie
    3. large calorie
    4. nutritionist's calorie

See definition of calorie in Merriam Webster