Calorie

n 1: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise

the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree

at one atmosphere pressure [syn: {Calorie}, {kilogram

calorie}, {kilocalorie}, {large calorie}, {frigorie}]

2: unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to

raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1C at

atmospheric pressure [syn: {calory}, {gram calorie}, {small

calorie}]