1. unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure; [syn: calorie, gram calorie, small calorie]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
small calorie
n 1: unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to
raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree
centigrade at atmospheric pressure [syn: calorie, gram
calorie, small calorie]