Calorie

Definition

calorie /'kælǝri/ n ( abbr cal ) ၁။ အစားအစာမွရေသာ စြမ္းအင္ ယူနစ္။ ကယ္လိုရီ။ An ounce of sugar contains about 100 calories. ❍ Her diet restricts her to 1500 calories a day. ❍ lose weight by reducing one's calorie intake ❍ a high/low calorie diet. ၂။ အပူပမာဏတိုင္းယူနစ္။ ❏ calorific /kælǝ'rÇfÇk/ adj အပူဓာတ္ေပးေသာ။ the calorific value of gas/food (ie the quantity of heat or energy produced by a particular amount of fuel or food).

Examples

1. How many calories are there in a slice of chocolate cake?
2. A calorie-controlled diet
3. [count calories] : Counting calories is a way of life for most of Hollywood’s stars.