Found 3 items, similar to calorie.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: calorie kalori
English → English (WordNet) Definition: calorie calorie n 1: 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 [syn: gram calorie, small calorie] 2: 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 [syn: kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Calorie Calorie \Cal"o*rie\, n. [F., fr. L. calor heat.] (Physics) The unit of heat according to the French standard; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram (sometimes, one gram) of water one degree centigrade, or from 0[deg] to 1[deg]. Compare the English standard unit, Foot pound . [1913 Webster]