|
Caloric - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
|
Caloric : adj
1: relating to or associated with heat; "thermal movements of
molecules"; "thermal capacity"; "thermic energy"; "the
caloric effect of sunlight" [syn: thermal, thermic]
[ant: nonthermal]
2: of or relating to calories in food; "comparison of foods on
a caloric basis"; "the caloric content of foods"
Based on WordNet 2.0
|
|
Caloric : \Ca*lor"ic\, n. [L. calor heat; cf. F. calorique.]
(Physics)
The principle of heat, or the agent to which the phenomena of
heat and combustion were formerly ascribed; -- not now used
in scientific nomenclature, but sometimes used as a general
term for heat.
Caloric expands all bodies. --Henry.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
|
|
Caloric : \Ca*lor"ic\, a.
Of or pertaining to caloric.
Caloric engine, a kind of engine operated by heated air.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
|
|
|
|
|
