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English
Etymology
From French calorifique or Latin calorificus, from calor + -i- + -ficus.
Adjective
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
- 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
Derived terms
Translations
physics: relating to or producing heat
References
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)
- calorific
Declension