Found 2 items, similar to Caloric.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: caloric caloric adj 1: relating to or associated with heat; “thermal movements of molecules”; “thermal capacity”; “thermic energy”; “the caloric effect of sunlight” [syn: thermal, thermic] [ant: nonthermal] 2: of or relating to calories in food; “comparison of foods on a caloric basis”; “the caloric content of foods”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Caloric Caloric \Ca*lor"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to caloric. [1913 Webster] Caloric engine, a kind of engine operated by heated air. [1913 Webster] Caloric \Ca*lor"ic\, n. [L. calor heat; cf. F. calorique.] (Physics) The principle of heat, or the agent to which the phenomena of heat and combustion were formerly ascribed; -- not now used in scientific nomenclature, but sometimes used as a general term for heat. [1913 Webster] Caloric expands all bodies. --Henry. [1913 Webster]