Calorific
1calorific — CALORÍFIC, Ă, calorifici, ce, adj. Care produce căldură. ♢ Putere calorifică = cantitate de căldură dezvoltată de un kilogram de combustibil când arde complet. – Din fr. calorifique, lat. calorificus. Trimis de valeriu, 11.02.2003. Sursa: DEX 98… …
2Calorific — Cal o*rif ic, a. [L. calorificus; calor heat + facere to make; cf. F. calorifique.] Possessing the quality of producing heat; heating. [1913 Webster] {Calorific rays}, the invisible, heating rays which emanate from the sun, and from burning and… …
3calorific — ► ADJECTIVE chiefly Brit. 1) relating to the amount of energy contained in food or fuel. 2) high in calories …
4calorific — [kal΄ə rif′ik] adj. [Fr calorifique < L calorificus < calor, heat (see CALORIE) + ficus, FIC] producing heat …
5calorific — [[t]kæ̱lərɪ̱fɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n The calorific value of something, or its calorific content, is the number of calories it contains. [TECHNICAL] ...food with a high calorific value. ...highly calorific fats …
6calorific — adjective a) Relating to calories. b) Relating to or producing heat or other energy. See Also: caloric, calorific value, calorimetry …
7calorific — cal|o|rif|ic [ˌkæləˈrıfık] adj 1.) food that is calorific tends to make you fat 2.) technical producing heat …
8calorific — adjective 1 food that is calorific tends to make you fat 2 technical producing heat …
9calorific — adj. producing heat. Phrases and idioms: calorific value the amount of heat produced by a specified quantity of fuel, food, etc. Derivatives: calorifically adv. Etymology: L calorificus f. calor heat …
10Calorific rays — Calorific Cal o*rif ic, a. [L. calorificus; calor heat + facere to make; cf. F. calorifique.] Possessing the quality of producing heat; heating. [1913 Webster] {Calorific rays}, the invisible, heating rays which emanate from the sun, and from… …
