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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Calorie \Cal"o*rie\, n. [F., fr L. calor heat.] (Physics) 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[deg] to 1[deg]. Compare the English standard unit, {Foot pound}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Calorie n 1: 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 [syn: {Calorie}, {kilogram calorie}, {kilocalorie}, {large calorie}, {frigorie}] 2: unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1C at atmospheric pressure [syn: {calory}, {gram calorie}, {small calorie}]
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