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(), 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. Calor"ic a.Of or pertaining to caloric. Caloric engine, a kind of engine operated by heated air. スポンサード リンク
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