caloric

[kuh-lawr-ik, -lor-]

adjective

1. of or relating to calories.

   the caloric content of food.

2. of or relating to heat.

3. (of engines) driven by heat.

4. high in calories.

   a caloric meal.

noun

1. Archaic.,  heat.

2. a hypothetical fluid whose presence in matter was thought to determine its thermal state.

caloric

/ kəˈlɒrɪk, ˌkæləˈrɪsɪtɪ, ˈkælərɪk /

adjective

1. of or concerned with heat or calories

noun

1. obsolete,  a hypothetical elastic fluid formerly postulated as the embodiment of heat

Other Word Forms

• calorically adverb
• caloricity noun
• noncaloric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of caloric¹

First recorded in 1785–95; from French calorique, equivalent to calor- (from Latin calor “heat”) + -ique adjective-forming suffix; -ic

Example Sentences

Nor did adjustment for walking pace, caloric intake or various biomarkers “materially change our observed associations.”

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They point to the proliferation of ultraprocessed foods, which account for 53% of caloric consumption by American adults and are heavily stocked in most American grocery stores.

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It says: what if we let women take up space — physically, energetically, calorically — and celebrated them not in spite of that, but because of it?

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What are some misconceptions that you were harboring about muscles and caloric intake?

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Because GLP-1 drugs send signals to the brain telling people to feel full on fewer calories, those taking them are often operating in a caloric deficit.

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