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calorific

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

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Etymology

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From French calorifique or Latin calorificus, from calor + -i- + -ficus.[1]

Adjective

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calorific (comparative more calorific, superlative most calorific)

  1. Relating to calories.
  2. (physics) Relating to or producing heat or other energy.
    Antonym: frigorific
  3. (US, of food) High in calories and thus likely fattening.

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ calorific”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French calorifique, from Latin calorificus.

Adjective

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calorific m or n (feminine singular calorifică, masculine plural calorifici, feminine and neuter plural calorifice)

  1. calorific

Declension

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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