calorics

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noun

The study of heat flow and heat transfer.

OriginLatin calor →
Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nouncalorics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesThe study of heat flow and heat transfer.

Origin

  1. Latincalor“<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">heat</i>”
  2. Englishcalorics

From calorie + -ics. From Latin calor (“heat”).

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APA

calorics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calorics

MLA

“calorics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calorics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calorics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calorics.

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