Calorie

مترادف و متضاد calorie

1. noun A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
   Synonyms: kilocalorie, kilogram-calorie, btu, large calorie, dyne, energid, nutritionist's calorie, kilogram-meter, kilowatt-hour, therm
2. noun Unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
   Synonyms: gram-calorie, small calorie