calorie

C1 Topic:Food & Drink

US /ˈkæləɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #31844

Meanings

1

noun
A unit that measures the energy in food and drink.

A small apple has about fifty calories.
2

noun
A unit of heat energy used in science.

One calorie raises the temperature of a gram of water by one degree.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a unit that measures the... kilocalorielarge calorie

2 noun · a unit of heat energy used... gram caloriesmall calorie

Word family

Forms calories

Derived forms caloriccaloricscalorie-consciouscalorie-fulcalorie-restrictedcalorielesscalorificcalorimetrecalorizehigh-calorielow-caloriemegacalorie

Related forms calderacauldronchalorouschowder nonchalant scald

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Phrases (1)

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kilogram calorie
a unit of heat equal to one thousand small calories

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Calorie, recorded from the mid-19th century, derives from Latin calor, meaning “heat.”

Etymology

Borrowed from French calorie, formed from Latin calor. It was originally defined as the large calorie in the early 19th century, with the small calorie being defined some decades later.

calorie French calor Latin

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Topics

Food & Drink

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# calorie

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkæləɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 31844

## Meanings
1. A unit that measures the energy in food and drink.
2. A unit of heat energy used in science.

## Examples
- A small apple has about fifty calories.
- One calorie raises the temperature of a gram of water by one degree.

## Derived Forms
- caloric
- calorics
- calorie-conscious
- calorie-ful
- calorie-restricted
- calorieless
- calorific
- calorimetre
- calorize
- high-calorie
- low-calorie
- megacalorie

## Related Forms
- caldera
- cauldron
- chalorous
- chowder
- nonchalant
- scald

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: calorie
- Root: calor

## Etymology
Borrowed from French calorie, formed from Latin calor. It was originally defined as the large calorie in the early 19th century, with the small calorie being defined some decades later.

## AI Etymology
Calorie is borrowed from French calorie, formed from Latin calor. It was originally defined as the large calorie in the early 19th century, with the small calorie being defined some decades later. In present-day use, it can mean a unit that measures the energy in food and drink, or a unit of heat energy used in science. Related forms include caldera, cauldron, chalorous, chowder, nonchalant. Derived formations include caloric, calorics, calorie-conscious, calorie-ful, calorie-restricted.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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