calorific
English
editEtymology
editFrom French calorifique or Latin calorificus, from calor + -i- + -ficus.[1]
Adjective
editcalorific (comparative more calorific, superlative most calorific)
- Relating to calories.
- (physics) Relating to or producing heat or other energy.
- Antonym: frigorific
- (US, of food) High in calories and thus likely fattening.
Usage notes
edit- For the senses "relating to calories" and "relating to or producing heat", caloric is the usual form in the US, and calorific is the usual form in the UK.
Synonyms
edit- caloric (US, Canada)
Derived terms
editTranslations
editrelating to calories
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physics: relating to or producing heat
food: high in calories
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References
edit- ^ “calorific”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French calorifique, from Latin calorificus.
Adjective
editcalorific m or n (feminine singular calorifică, masculine plural calorifici, feminine and neuter plural calorifice)
Declension
editDeclension of calorific
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | calorific | calorifică | calorifici | calorifice | ||
definite | calorificul | calorifica | calorificii | calorificele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | calorific | calorifice | calorifici | calorifice | ||
definite | calorificului | calorificei | calorificilor | calorificelor |
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