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calcule

Syllables: cal·cule/ˈkæl.kjuːl/UK/ˈkal.kjuːl/

calcule noun: a reckoning; computation.

Noun

calcule (plural calcules)

  1. (obsolete) A reckoning; computation.
    • the generall calcule which was made in the last perambulation exceeded eight millions1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC

Verb

calcule (third-person singular simple present calcules, present participle calculing, simple past and past participle calculed)

  1. (ambitransitive, especially, obsolete) To calculate, reckon.
    • So whā this Calcas knewe by calculing ¶ And eke by the anſwere of this god Apollo ¶ That grekes ſhulde ſuch a people bryng ¶ Thorowe which that Troye muſt be tordo ¶ He caſt anon out of the towne to goc. 1380s, [Geoffrey Chaucer, William Caxton, editor], The Double Sorow of Troylus to Telle Kyng Pryamus Sone of Troye … [Troilus and Criseyde] (in Middle English), [Westminster]: Explicit per Caxton...

calcule meaning in Tamil

calcule in Tamil

சிதல் வட்டம்

Forms of calcule

Noun
pluralcalcules
Verb
third-person singular presentcalcules
present participlecalculing
past participlecalculed
pastcalculed

Origin of calcule

Borrowed from French calcul, derived from Latin calculus (“reckoning”). Doublet of calculus.

Inherited from Middle English calcule /calculen /calclen, derived from Old French calculer (compare French calculer, Spanish calcular, Portuguese calcular, Italian calculàre), derived from Latin calculāre (“reckon, calculate”). Doublet of calculate.

Questions about calcule

What does calcule mean?
Calcule means a reckoning; computation.
What is calcule in Tamil?
Calcule in Tamil is சிதல் வட்டம். See Calcule meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is calcule?
Calcule can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce calcule?
Calcule is pronounced /ˈkal.kjuːl/ (UK).
What is the plural of calcule?
The plural of calcule is calcules.

Words near calcule in the dictionary

  1. calculative
  2. calculator
  3. calculatorlike
  4. calculators
  5. calculatory
  6. calcule
  7. calculed
  8. calcules
  9. calculi
  10. calculiform
  11. calculifrage

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: calcule (page history and authors); calcule (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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