CALORIC Definition & Meaning

caloric

[kuh-lawr-ik, -lor-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to calories.
the caloric content of food.
of or relating to heat.
(of engines) driven by heat.
high in calories.
a caloric meal.

noun

Archaic.��heat.
a hypothetical fluid whose presence in matter was thought to determine its thermal state.

caloric

/ kəˈlɒrɪk, ˌkæləˈrɪsɪtɪ, ˈkælərɪk /

adjective

of or concerned with heat or calories

noun

obsolete��a hypothetical elastic fluid formerly postulated as the embodiment of heat

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

calorically adverb
caloricity noun
noncaloric adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of caloric¹

First recorded in 1785–95; from French calorique, equivalent to calor- (from Latin calor “heat”) + -ique adjective-forming suffix; -ic

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It says: what if we let women take up space — physically, energetically, calorically — and celebrated them not in spite of that, but because of it?

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Current systems also don't account for the caloric and health effects of alcohol.

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The good news is that the most important thing for weight management is caloric balance and consistency.

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