Calories are units used to measure the energy value of food. People who are on diets try to eat food that does not contain many calories.
A cafe latte does have quite a lot of calories.
...calorie controlled diets.
2. See also -calorie
-calorie
(-kæləri)
combining form [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
-calorie is used after adjectives such as low or high to indicate that food contains a small or a large number of calories.
...low-calorie margarine.
...reduced-calorie mayonnaise.
calorie in British English
or calory (ˈkælərɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-ries
a unit of heat, equal to 4.1868 joules (International Table calorie): formerly defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C under standard conditions. It has now largely been replaced by the joule for scientific purposes
Abbreviation: cal. Also called: gram calorie, small calorie. Compare Calorie
Word origin
C19: from French, from Latin calor heat
Calorie in British English
(ˈkælərɪ)
noun
1. Also called: kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie
a unit of heat, equal to one thousand calories, often used to express the heat output of an organism or the energy value of food
Abbreviation: Cal
2.
the amount of a specific food capable of producing one thousand calories of energy
calorie in American English
(ˈkæləri)
noun
1.
the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree celsius; gram calorie; small calorie
2. [occas.C-]
the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree celsius; great calorie; kilocalorie; 1,000 calories; large calorie
3.
a.
a unit equal to the large calorie, used for measuring the energy produced by foodwhen oxidized in the body
b.
an amount of food able to produce one large calorie of energy
Word origin
Fr < L calor, heat; akin to calere, to be warm < IE base *kel-, warm > OE hlēowe, warm
calorie in Electrical Engineering
(kæləri) or cal
Word forms: (regular plural) calories
noun
(Electrical engineering: General)
A calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through1° centigrade.
Calories have largely been replaced in electrical calculations by the Joule which is 1 watt-second.
A current of 1 ampere maintained for 1 second in a 1-ohm resistor produces 0.239 calorie of heat.
A calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through1° centigrade.
COBUILD Collocations
calorie
extra calories
Examples of 'calorie' in a sentence
calorie
All cut the same number of calories from food intake and also burned up an equal amount.
The Sun (2017)
If you're cutting calories, avoid diet tonic.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
On average, people take in 500 calories more each day.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I was eating 1,500 calories a day and going to the gym four times a week doing circuits and Zumba.
The Sun (2017)
Liquid calories are thought not to be as filling as food calories.
The Sun (2012)
The concepts of calories and energy may be difficult.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You should reward yourself with vast amounts of extra calories.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You use a lot of calories and two hours after the race it hits you.
The Sun (2013)
They contain hardly any calories and do not rot your teeth.
Wallace, Louise M & Bundy, Christine Coping with Angina (1990)
Increase the amount you eat to replace calories burnt off by exercise.
Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)
It is measured in units of calories per degree.
Dyson, Freeman Infinite in All Directions (1989)
Different foods have different calorie values for the same weight.
Kowalski, Robert E The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990)
With that comes an incredible amount of calories we are no longer burning.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We need the calories for energy.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
On a very low calorie diet the prisoners were forced to work all day either in a stone quarry or clearing timber.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Remember, more calories consumed than calories burned will equal excess fat.
The Sun (2010)
You only need an additional 300 calories a day.
The Sun (2012)
It has half the alcohol and saves 25 calories per glass.
The Sun (2010)
You need calorie reduction through diet and exercise for optimal weight-loss results.
The Sun (2014)
To the extent that he sometimes swallowed 8,000 calories in a day.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It's not about calories or fat grams or carbs.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Yep, companions can equal calories.
The Sun (2015)
A cup usually has a whole meal's worth of calories in one glass.
The Sun (2013)
In other languages
calorie
British English: calorie /ˈkælərɪ/ NOUN
A calorie is a unit of measurement for the energy value of food.
Sweet drinks contain a lot of calories.
American English: calorie
Arabic: سُعْرَة
Brazilian Portuguese: caloria
Chinese: 卡路里
Croatian: kalorija
Czech: kalorie
Danish: kalorie
Dutch: calorie
European Spanish: caloría
Finnish: kalori
French: calorie
German: Kalorie
Greek: θερμίδα
Italian: caloria
Japanese: カロリー
Korean: 칼로리
Norwegian: kalori
Polish: kaloria
European Portuguese: caloria
Romanian: calorie
Russian: калория
Latin American Spanish: caloría
Swedish: kalori
Thai: หน่วยพลังความร้อน
Turkish: kalori
Ukrainian: калорія
Vietnamese: calo
All related terms of 'calorie'
low-calorie
containing relatively fewer calories than comparable foods, diets , etc
calorie count
You use count when referring to the level or amount of something that someone or something has.
calorie-free
containing no calories
empty calorie
a calorie whose source has little or no nutritional value
gram calorie
→ calorie (sense 1 )
great calorie
→ calorie (sense 2 )
large calorie
→ calorie (sense 2 )
small calorie
→ calorie (sense 1 )
calorie intake
Your intake of a particular kind of food, drink, or air is the amount that you eat , drink, or breathe in.
calorie-conscious
aware of the calorie content of one's diet
kilogram calorie
a unit of heat , equal to one thousand calories , often used to express the heat output of an organism or the energy value of food
calorie restriction
A restriction is an official rule that limits what you can do or that limits the amount or size of something.
calorie-controlled diet
a diet that restricts a person to a limited number of calories per day