different between hypothetical vs caloric
hypothetical
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ?????????? (hupothetikós)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ha?p????t?kl/
Adjective
hypothetical (comparative more hypothetical, superlative most hypothetical)
- Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural
- (philosophy) conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent
Synonyms
- conjectural
- (contingent upon some hypothesis): conditional
Antonyms
- (actual): actual
- (in philosophy): categorical
Translations
Noun
hypothetical (plural hypotheticals)
- A hypothetical situation or proposition
- These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information.
Related terms
- hypothesis
- hypothesize
hypothetical From the web:
- what hypothetical means
- what hypothetically speaking mean
- what hypothetical question crossword
- what do hypothetical mean
- what is meant by hypothetical
caloric
English
Etymology
From French calorique, coined by French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, from Latin calor (“heat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??l???k/
- Rhymes: -???k
Adjective
caloric (comparative more caloric, superlative most caloric)
- Relating to calories.
- Containing calories.
- Synonym of calorific (“high in calories and thus likely fattening”).
- Synonym of calorific (“relating to or producing heat or other energy”).
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
- calorific (UK)
Antonyms
- noncaloric
Derived terms
- calorically
- calorific value
Noun
caloric (uncountable)
- (historical) The hypothetical medium of heat.
- 1799, William Henry, Elements of Experimental Chemistry
- Caloric expands all bodies.
- 1799, William Henry, Elements of Experimental Chemistry
Interlingua
Adjective
caloric (not comparable)
- caloric
Related terms
- caloria
Romanian
Etymology
From French calorique
Adjective
caloric m or n (feminine singular caloric?, masculine plural calorici, feminine and neuter plural calorice)
- caloric
Declension
caloric From the web:
- what calorie deficit
- what calories
- what calorie deficit is recommended for weight loss
- what calorie deficit should i be in
- what calories should i eat
- what calorie deficit is safe
- what calories mean
- what calorie deficit to lose 1 pound a week
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