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Meaning of Caloric | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
kəˈlɒɹɪk

Definitions

The hypothetical medium of heat.

historical, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية سعري
Català calòric
Polski cieplik

Examples

“The fluid matter of heat, or Calorique, in which all bodies are immersed, is as necessary to vegetable as to animal existence.”
“Caloric expands all bodies.”
“I offered apologies to her beautyship, but she grew furious; and the fiery spots on her face became red-hot with the caloric of anger […]”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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