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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Calorie

/kăl'-ẽr-ē/ · Cal·o·rie · IPA /ˈkæləɹi/
01 n. The unit of heat according to the French standard; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram (sometimes, one gra…
  1. 1.
    The unit of heat according to the French standard; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram (sometimes, one gram) of water one degree centigrade, or from 0° to 1°. Compare the English standard unit, Foot pound.(Physics)