small calorie
- noun
- /smɔl ˈkæləri/
- Specialized
:
caloría pequeña
- The energy needed to raise 1 gram of water by 1°C is defined as one small calorie.
Examples
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One small calorie raises the temperature of one gram of water.
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Chemistry textbooks sometimes refer to the small calorie instead of the kilocalorie.
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Scientists measured the amount of heat released in small calories.
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The small calorie is often used in scientific experiments.
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The energy needed to raise 1 gram of water by 1°C is defined as one small calorie.
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Chemistry textbooks sometimes refer to the small calorie instead of the kilocalorie.
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One small calorie raises the temperature of one gram of water.
Synonyms
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2.3
A small amount of energy in food and drink
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3.9
A unit showing how much energy food gives the body
A unit of heat equal to energy needed to raise 1 gram of water by 1°C at normal air pressure
Surface Forms
Morphology
small + calorie
The noun phrase is compositionally formed (small + calorie), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a smaller or specific type of calorie. However, the exact technical definition (the 1 gram / 1°C heat unit) is specialized and cannot be derived from the constituents alone, making the meaning only partially predictable.
Etymology
Small calorie was named because the word small shows it is a tiny calorie, the small amount of heat needed to raise one gram of water by one degree Celsius. So, small calorie means a 'small unit of heat' used to measure energy.