ca·lo·ric /kəˈlɔrɪk, ˈlor-/
熱(a.)熱的,熱量的,卡路里的
ca·lo·ric /kəˈlɔrɪk, ˈlor, ˈlɑr; ˈkælərɪk/ 形容詞
熱(量),熱質,熱的,卡的
Ca·lor·ic n. 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.
Ca·lor·ic, a. Of or pertaining to caloric.
Caloric engine, a kind of engine operated by heated air.
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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"