cal·o·rie /ˈkæləri, ˈkælri/
卡路里
cal·o·rie /ˈkæl(ə)rɪ/ 名詞
千卡,大卡
Cal·o·rie n. 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° to 1°. Compare the English standard unit, Foot pound.
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calorie
n 1: unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to
raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree
centigrade at atmospheric pressure [syn: gram calorie,
small calorie]
2: 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; used by nutritionists to
characterize the energy-producing potential in food [syn:
kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, nutritionist's
calorie]