calorific

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

• 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

• caloric (US, Canada)

Derived terms

• calorific ray
• calorific value
• calorimetry
• hypercalorific
• isocalorific
• noncalorific

 

Translations

relating to calories

• Finnish: kalorinen

physics: relating to or producing heat

food: high in calories

• Finnish: runsaskalorinen

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French calorifique, from Latin calorificus.

Adjective

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

1. calorific

Declension

		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