ca|lor´i|cal|ly

ca|lor´i|cal|ly
ca|lor|ic «kuh LR ihk, -LOR-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. having to do with heat: »

The caloric effect of sunlight.

2. of or having to do with calories: »

the caloric content of grapefruit is very low.

–n.
1. a supposed elastic fluid, to which the phenomena of heat were formerly attributed: »

Heat was formerly thought to be an invisible weightless fluid called caloric, which was produced when a substance burned and which could be transmitted by conduction from one body to another (Sears and Zemansky).

2. Rare. heat.
╂[< French calorique < Latin calor heat]
–ca|lor´i|cal|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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