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Calorie

Translations

calorienoun
calories
pl
UK
/ˈkæl.ə.ri/
US
/ˈkæl.ə.ri/
An average adult needs about 2000 calories per day.
Среднему взрослому человеку нужно около 2000 калорий в день.
Synonyms
kilocalorie
Calorie
energy unit
heat unit
calorieadjective
more calorie
Comp.
most calorie
Super.
UK
/ˈkæl.ər.i/
US
/ˈkæl.ə.ri/
Used attributively before another noun (calorie count, calorie content); treated as an adjective per project guidelines.

Definitions

calorienoun
A unit of energy, often used to quantify the amount of energy provided by food and drink.
The nutrition label on the cereal box indicated that one serving contains 120 calories.
A unit of heat energy, specifically the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius.
In physics class, we learned that one calorie is equivalent to 4.184 joules.
calorieadjective
Relating to calories, especially to the energy content contained in food or drink.
Calorie information is listed next to each item on the menu.
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