Meanings
nouncaloric deficit (plural caloric deficits)
plural caloric deficits · alternative calorie deficit · alternative calorific deficit
- a shortage in the number of calories needed to maintain one's bodyweight
Synonyms: energy deficit · Antonyms: caloric surplus
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna shortage in the number of calories needed to maintain one's bodyweight
Similar
energy deficit
Opposite
caloric surplus
Translations
Swedish kaloriunderskott
- kaloriunderskottshortage in maintenance calories
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APA
caloric deficit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caloric%20deficit
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“caloric deficit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caloric%20deficit. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caloric deficit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caloric%20deficit.
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