cal·o·rie

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• cal|o|rie — or cal|o|ry «KAL uhr ee», noun, plural ries. 1. either of two units for measuring the amount of heat: a) the quantity of heat needed to raise by one degree centigrade (Celsius) the temperature of a gram of water; small calorie: »Careful… …   Useful english dictionary

• kil|o|cal|o|rie — or kil|o|cal|o|ry «KIHL uh KAL uhr ee», noun, plural ries. Physics. = large calorie. (Cf. ↑large calorie) …   Useful english dictionary

• mi|cro|cal|o|rie — «MY kroh KAL uhr ee», noun. one millionth of a calorie: »The heat flux of the moon is about two tenths to three tenths of a microcalorie per square centimeter per second, or about a sixth to a third that of the earth (Science News) …   Useful english dictionary

• rie — ae·rie; ar·rie; ar·rie·ro; ar·rie·ros; aum·rie; bain ma·rie; bat·te·rie; bi·jou·te·rie; bi·zar·re·rie; boi·se·rie; bon·dieu·se·rie; bou·che·rie; bras·se·rie; bro·de·rie; brus·que·rie; cal·o·rie; ca·ma·ra·de·rie; car·ros·se·rie; cau·se·rie;… …   English syllables

• cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

• kil|o|cal|o|ry — kil|o|cal|o|rie or kil|o|cal|o|ry «KIHL uh KAL uhr ee», noun, plural ries. Physics. = large calorie. (Cf. ↑large calorie) …   Useful english dictionary

• calorie — cal·o·rie …   English syllables

• calorie — cal•o•rie or cal•o•ry [[t]ˈkæl ə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries. 1) thr a) Also called gram calorie small calorie an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbr.:cal. b) thr (usu. cap.) kilocalorie Abbr.: Cal …   From formal English to slang

• calorie — cal|o|rie [ˈkæləri] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: Latin calor heat ] 1.) a unit for measuring the amount of ↑energy that food will produce ▪ An average potato has about 90 calories. ▪ a calorie controlled diet low calorie/high calorie ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• calorie — cal|o|rie [ kæləri ] noun count * 1. ) a unit for measuring how much energy you get from food. People who are worried about getting fat pay a lot of attention to the number of calories in their food: How many calories are there in a slice of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English