calorie

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labeling.
2. (physical) A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 joules, that can raise the temperature of a gram of water by one degree Celsius. This unit was formerly widely used in chemistry and physics.

Έννοιες

θερμίδα

θερμαντική μονάδα

Συνώνυμα

gram calorie

small calorie

cal

c

heat capacity

heat unit

kilogram calorie

quantity of heat

Calorie

nutritionist’s calorie

caloric unit

unit of heat

calorie unit

calorific value

large calorie

thermal unit

Μεταφράσεις

caloria

calorie

Kalorie

caloría

calorie

caloria

kalori

سُعْر

caloria

وَحْدَة حَرَارِيَّة

سُعْرَة

kilocalorie

petite calorie

chilocaloria

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈkæləɹi/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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.

Προτάσεις

The larger the calorie deficit , the faster one will lose weight .

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