caloric

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Adjective caloric has 2 senses

thermal, thermic, caloric - relating to or associated with heat; "thermal movements of molecules"; "thermal capacity"; "thermic energy"; "the caloric effect of sunlight"
caloric - of or relating to calories in food; "comparison of foods on a caloric basis"; "the caloric content of foods"

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Term: Caloric

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Relating to or containing calories, a unit of energy.

Sample Sentence: The caloric content of the meal was too high for someone on a diet.

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: A unit of energy equal to the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius.

Sample Sentence: The nutrition label showed that the chocolate bar contained 200 calories.

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: A theoretical substance once thought to be responsible for heat and energy transfer.

Sample Sentence: The concept of caloric was replaced by the idea of energy in the field of physics.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Relating to heat or the increase of temperature.

Sample Sentence: The caloric effect of the sun's rays made the room uncomfortably warm.