small calorie

American  

noun

1. Thermodynamics. calorie.

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small calorie British  

noun

1. another name for calorie

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Etymology

Origin of small calorie

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The small calorie is the quantity of heat needed to raise 1 gramme of water 1° C.; but as there are 1000 grammes in 1 kilogramme, the large calorie is equal to 1000 small calories.

From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)