calorie — A unit of energy, especially the amount of energy that food provides to the body
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A unit of energy, especially the amount of energy that food provides to the body
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkæləri/
Example Sentences
- I ate a 2000-calorie pizza by myself and now I feel like a human balloon.
- She burns more calories worrying about calories than actually exercising.
- The nutrition label shows that this snack contains 150 calories.
calorie
NOUN[/ˈkæləri/]
A unit of energy, especially the amount of energy that food provides to the body
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Latin calor (heat), the term was coined by 19th-century French scientists as a unit of measurement for heat energy. The word reflects the scientific need to quantify the thermal energy produced by food combustion.
Breakdown
calor (Latin: heat) + -ie (French noun-forming suffix, derived from Latin -ia), creating a noun denoting a unit of thermal measurement.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“I ate a 2000-calorie pizza by myself and now I feel like a human balloon.”
“She burns more calories worrying about calories than actually exercising.”
“The nutrition label shows that this snack contains 150 calories.”
“My fitness app says I need to eat 1800 calories per day to maintain my weight.”
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