caloric C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /kəˈlɔrɪk/ UK /kəˈlɒrɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to heat or calories; an obsolete supposed fluid of heat The dessert was as caloric as it was delicious. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to heat or... thermalheatcalorific Word family Derived forms calorically Related forms caloriecalorimetercalorimetrycalorific Etymology AI details From French calorique, coined by Lavoisier from Latin calor ('heat'), from calēre ('to be warm'). calor Latin calēre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # caloric **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kəˈlɔrɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /kəˈlɒrɪk/ ## Meanings 1. relating to heat or calories; an obsolete supposed fluid of heat ## Examples - The dessert was as caloric as it was delicious. ## Synonyms - thermal - heat - calorific ## Derived Forms - calorically ## Related Forms - calorie - calorimeter - calorimetry - calorific ## Roots and Affixes - Root: calor - Root: calēre ## Etymology From French calorique, coined by Lavoisier from Latin calor ('heat'), from calēre ('to be warm'). ## AI Etymology Caloric comes from French calorique, coined by Lavoisier from Latin calor ('heat'), from calēre ('to be warm'). The historical trail runs through calor in Latin and calēre in Latin. Used as an adjective and noun, caloric now means "relating to heat or calories; an obsolete supposed fluid of heat", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as calorically and related forms such as calorie, calorimeter, calorimetry, and calorific. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown