calorie
calorie
(pl. -ies)
(pl. -ies)
- either of two units of heat energy
卡，卡路里（两个热量单位之一）
■(亦作 small calorie)(缩略词： cal)the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1 °C (now usually defined as 4.1868 joules)
小卡（现一般定为4．1868焦耳）
■(亦作 large calorie)(缩略词： Cal)the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1 °C, equal to one thousand small calories and often used to measure the energy value of foods
大卡，千卡
- mid 19th cent.: from French, from Latin calor 'heat' + French suffix -ie (see -y)
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