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calendering

calendering is the present participle and gerund of calender.

Meaning of calender

Verb

calender (third-person singular simple present calenders, present participle calendering, simple past and past participle calendered)

  1. 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

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Noun

calendering (plural calenderings)

  1. The process of pressing paper, etc. in a calender.

Forms of calendering

pluralcalenderings

Questions about calendering

What does calendering mean?
Calendering means the process of pressing paper, etc. in a calender.
What is calendering the present participle and gerund of?
Calendering is the present participle and gerund of calender.
What part of speech is calendering?
Calendering is a noun.
What is the plural of calendering?
The plural of calendering is calenderings.

Words near calendering in the dictionary

  1. calendary
  2. calender
  3. calendered
  4. calenderer
  5. calenderers
  6. calendering
  7. calenderings
  8. calenders
  9. calendic
  10. calendic acid
  11. calendographer

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