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calorie in Arabic

سُعْر suʕr

UK/ˈkæləɹi/

calorie in Arabic: سُعْر (suʕr), سُعْرَة (suʕra), وَحْدَة حَرَارِيَّة (waḥda ḥarāriyya), كَالُورِي (kaluri). In English, calorie means a non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labeling.

Arabic words for calorie

amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C
سُعْر suʕr, سُعْرَة suʕra, وَحْدَة حَرَارِيَّة waḥda ḥarāriyya, كَالُورِي kaluri

English meaning of calorie

  1. noun A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labeling.
  2. noun A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 joules, that can raise the temperature of a gram of water by one degree Celsius. This unit was formerly widely used in chemistry and physics.

Full definition of calorie

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  • Holonyms: megacalorie < gigacalorie
  • Meronyms: calorie (small-calorie sense), small calorie, gram calorie, thermochemical calorie
  • Holonyms: kilocalorie, calorie (large-calorie sense), large calorie, Calorie (capital C) < megacalorie < gigacalorie

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Questions about calorie in Arabic

What is the meaning of calorie in Arabic?
Calorie in Arabic is سُعْر (suʕr), سُعْرَة (suʕra), وَحْدَة حَرَارِيَّة (waḥda ḥarāriyya), كَالُورِي (kaluri).
ما معنى كلمة calorie؟
Calorie: سُعْر (suʕr), سُعْرَة (suʕra), وَحْدَة حَرَارِيَّة (waḥda ḥarāriyya), كَالُورِي (kaluri).
What does calorie mean in English?
Calorie means a non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labeling.

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