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Definition of Caloric
Caloric Caloric Ca*lor"ic, n. [L. calor heat; cf. F. calorique.]
(Physics)
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.
Caloric Caloric Ca*lor"ic, a.
Of or pertaining to caloric.
Caloric engine, a kind of engine operated by heated air.