caloric

American  

[kuh-lawr-ik, -lor-] / kəˈlɔr ɪk, -ˈlɒr- /

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.

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noun

1. Archaic. heat.

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

caloric British  

/ kəˈlɒrɪk, ˌkæləˈrɪsɪtɪ, ˈkælərɪk /

adjective

1. of or concerned with heat or calories

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noun

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

Other Word Forms

• calorically adverb
• caloricity noun
• noncaloric adjective

Etymology

Origin of caloric

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

Example Sentences

One was caloric stability, which examined how much daily calorie intake varied across days and between weekdays and weekends.

From Science Daily

After measuring ethanol levels using an enzymatic assay, the team estimated daily alcohol intake for several nectar-feeding species based on their caloric needs.

From Science Daily

Indira's mother, a retired nurse, worries about her daughter's reduced caloric intake and her stress levels in these final weeks.

From BBC

It also has one of the world’s highest food-import dependence ratios; roughly half of the country’s caloric needs are met through imported food.

From Barron's

The researchers controlled for a variety of factors that can influence health including tobacco use, physical activity, daily caloric intake, blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

From The Wall Street Journal