caloric
/kəˈlɒr.ɪk/ (bre, ipa) · [kəlˈɔrɪk] /kəˈlɔː.rɪk/ (ame, ipa) · [kəlˈɔrɪk] /kə-ˈlȯr-ik How to pronounce caloric (audio)/ (ame, mw)
caloric — adjective
- caloricpositive
- more caloriccomparative
- most caloricsuperlative
1. connected with calories, especially when measuring the energy in food or how muc
connected with calories, especially when measuring the energy in food or how much of that energy someone eats in a day.
Eitan tracked his caloric intake after his doctor warned him about weight gain.
collocation: caloric intake
The app estimates each meal's caloric value before you add it to the daily log.
collocation: caloric value
Lien compared the caloric needs of office workers and marathon runners.
Hospital menus list caloric content beside protein and salt information.
- calorie-related
clearer in plain English, especially outside formal writing
- dietary
broader and includes eating habits, not just calories
- nutritional
broader and can refer to nutrients other than calories
- non-caloric
used for products that provide no calories
文法句型
caloric + noun
用法筆記
Usually appears before nouns such as intake, value, content, and needs. Distinguish from sense 2 (HIGH IN CALORIES), which describes food or drink itself rather than calorie measurement or calculation.
常見錯誤
2. containing a large number of calories, so a food or drink gives a lot of energy
containing a large number of calories, so a food or drink gives a lot of energy for its size or serving.
Maja left the caloric cream sauce untouched and ate the fish with lemon.
caloric + sauce / food
The label warns that one caloric drink can equal a full meal.
caloric + drink
Sana skipped the caloric cheese dip and chose fruit instead.
Otis cut back on caloric snacks after finding three wrappers in his backpack.
- high-calorie
the usual everyday term
- calorific
more technical and often used for fuel or energy output
- fattening
more informal and focused on likely weight gain
- low-calorie
describes food or drink with less energy per serving
- non-caloric
describes products that provide no calories
文法句型
caloric + food/drink
用法筆記
Often used in formal nutrition writing about foods, drinks, or diets. In everyday English, people more often say high-calorie than caloric in this sense.
常見錯誤
3. connected with heat rather than food energy, mainly in older scientific writing
connected with heat rather than food energy, mainly in older scientific writing or technical discussions.
The museum display explained the old caloric theory of how heat moves.
historical phrase: caloric theory
In the archive, Christopher found a paper on caloric changes in heated metal rods.
The professor described caloric effects that appear when a crystal is squeezed in a lab.
In Yara's old physics textbook, caloric appears where the new course says thermal.
- thermal
the usual modern adjective for heat-related meaning
- heat-related
plain-English paraphrase outside technical writing
文法句型
caloric + theory/effect/change
用法筆記
Now mainly seen in older scientific writing or technical discussions. Distinguish from sense 1 (CALORIE-RELATED), which is about food energy, not heat in general.