calender
UK/ˈkæləndə//ˈkæləndɚ/
calender noun: a machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating. Also the alternative spelling of qalandar.
Noun
calender (plural calenders)
- A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
- One who pursues the business of calendering.
- Synonyms:
- calenderer
Verb
calender (third-person singular simple present calenders, present participle calendering, simple past and past participle calendered)
- To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper etc., as in a calender.
- He brought out the placard, which was quite a work of art. It was nearly two feet long, printed on calendered paper, with a selection of colors so bright that they shone even in the moonlight.1905 April–October, Upton Sinclair, chapter IV, in The Jungle, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 26 February 1906, →OCLC
Also used as
calender is also the alternative spelling of qalandar.
calender is also the obsolete form of calendar.
calender is also the misspelling of calendar.
calender meaning in Tagalog, Arabic and Indonesian
calender in Tagalog
- machine
- panggupilpil
- to press between rollers
- gupilpilin
calender in Arabic
- machine
- مَاكِينَة صَقْل اَلْوَرَق mākīnat ṣaql al-waraq
- to press between rollers
- صَقَلَ ṣaqala
calender in Indonesian
- machine
- kalender
Synonyms of calender
Forms of calender
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | calenders |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | calenders |
| present participle | calendering |
| past participle | calendered |
| past | calendered |
Origin of calender
* From Middle French calandre, from Late Latin calendra, altered from Latin cylindrus (“cylinder”), from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros). Doublet of calander and cylinder. * This spelling calender was introduced in the 17th century to differentiate the machine from the chronological senses of calendar.
From Middle English calendren, from Middle French calandrer.
From Classical Persian قلندر (qalandar, “wandering dervish”), from Arabic قَلَنْدَار (qalandār, “wandering dervish”), itself from Early Classical Persian کلندر (kalandar, “uncouth man”), from کلند (kaland, “rough, unshaven”).
Words formed from calender
- calenderer
- recalender
- calendry
- runic calender
- supercalender
Words that rhyme with calender
Questions about calender
- What does calender mean?
- Calender means a machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
- What is calender in Tagalog?
- Calender in Tagalog is panggupilpil, gupilpilin. See Calender meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is calender?
- Calender can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce calender?
- Calender is pronounced /ˈkæləndə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of calender?
- The plural of calender is calenders.
Words near calender in the dictionary
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