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Caloric
Pronunciation : Ca*lor"ic
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. calor heat; cf. F. calorique.] (Physics)
Definition : Defn: The principle of heat, or the agent to which the phenomena of heat and combustion were formerly ascribed; -- not now used in scientific nomenclature, but sometimes used as a general term for heat. Caloric expands all bodies. Henry.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ca*lor"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to caloric. Caloric engine, a kind of engine operated air.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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