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Meaning of 'caloric' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Caloric [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to caloric.
2 . Caloric [ n.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'caloric' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . caloric [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to calories in food
Example in sentence:
  • comparison of foods on a caloric basis;
  • the caloric content of foods
Meaning (2):
- relating to or associated with heat
Example in sentence:
  • the caloric effect of sunlight;
  • thermal capacity;
  • thermal movements of molecules;
  • thermic energy

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