Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - calorie
Calorie
calorie
n. (also calory) (pl. -ies) a unit of quantity of heat: 1 (in full small calorie) the amount needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1 °C. Usage Abbr.: cal. 2 (in full large calorie) the amount needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1 °C, often used to measure the energy value of foods. Usage Abbr.: Cal. Etymology: F, arbitr. f. L calor heat + -ie
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also calory noun (plural -ries) see: lee Date: 1866 1. the amount of heat required at a pressure of one atmosphere to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius that is equal to about 4.19 joules, the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree Celsius ; 1000 gram ~s or 3.968 Btu, 2. a unit equivalent to the large ~ expressing heat-producing or energy-producing value in food when oxidized in the body, an amount of food having an energy-producing value of one large ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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