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calc

/kælk//kalk/

calc is the abbreviation of calculus.

calc is the abbreviation of calculator.

calc is the abbreviation of calculation.

Meaning of calculus

Noun

calculus (countable and uncountable, plural calculi or calculuses)

  1. (countable, dated) Calculation; computation.
  2. (countable) Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
    • lambda calculus
  3. (definite, often, uncountable) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject.
    • Near-synonyms: analysis, mathematical analysis
  4. (countable) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
    • Commonly indicated for treatment of sour crop (Fig. 11-11, A), an ingluviotomy is done to retrieve crop calculi, ingluvioliths, or foreign bodies (which are not accessible per os) or to retrieve proventricular or ventricular foreign bodies (using micromagnets [glued in place within plastic tubes]...2015, Jaime Samour, Avian Medicine, page 297
    Synonyms:
    stone
  5. (uncountable) Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
  6. (countable) A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.
    • The Tory leader refused to state how many financiers he thought should end up in jail, saying: “There is not some simple calculus."2008 December 16, “Cameron calls for bankers’ ‘day of reckoning’”, in Financial Times

Meaning of calculator

Noun

calculator (plural calculators)

  1. A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; (now usually) an electronic one specifically.
    • electronic calculator; pocket calculator
  2. (historical) A person who performs mathematical calculation.
    • During the war, his grandmother had worked at the Bletchley Park decoding station as a calculator.
    Synonyms:
    computer, reckoner
  3. A person who calculates (in the sense of scheming).
    • Near-synonyms: schemer, plotter; manipulator
  4. (obsolete) A set of mathematical tables.
    Synonyms:
    ready reckoner

Forms of calc

pluralcalcs

Phrases with calc

Words that rhyme with calc

Questions about calc

What is calc the abbreviation of?
Calc is the abbreviation of calculus.
How do you pronounce calc?
Calc is pronounced /kalk/ (UK).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: calc (page history and authors); calculus (page history and authors); calculator (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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