calorific
English edit
Etymology edit
From French calorifique or Latin calorificus, from calor + -i- + -ficus.[1]
Adjective edit
calorific (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 edit
Translations edit
relating 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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French calorifique, from Latin calorificus.
Adjective edit
calorific m or n (feminine singular calorifică, masculine plural calorifici, feminine and neuter plural calorifice)
Declension edit
Declension of calorific
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||