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noun
The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water by a degree centigrade: a unit of measure of energy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: calorie, small calorie, thermochemical calorie
Antonyms: none provided
noun
unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: calorie, small calorie
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: work unit, heat unit, energy unit
History
Because a gram of water is the referent mass (versus a kilogram of water); see Calorie.
