calorific
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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]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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