calc

[ kalk ]

/ kælk /

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noun Informal.

a calculator, especially a small portable one.

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Origin of calc

By shortening

Words nearby calc

calathea, calathiform, calathus, calaverite, Calbayog, calc, calcaneum, calcaneus, calcar, calcarate, calcareous

Other definitions for calc (2 of 3)

calc-

a combining form of calcareous: calc-tufa.

variant of calci- before a vowel: calcic.

Origin of calc-

<German Kalk lime <Latin calc- (stem of calx) lime, limestone; see calx, chalk

Other definitions for calc (3 of 3)

calc.

abbreviation

calculate.

How to use calc in a sentence

I hain't made a cent of profit f'r two months, and I calc'late on a profit of two hunderd and fifty a month.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
I don't want to burn you, and I calc'late the figger you're payin' is clost to bein' fair.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
And yit—sounds mighty funny, too—I calc'late to be as fond of Marthy as ever I was.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
"Calc'late to," said Scattergood, and thereby rather took Mr. Siggins's breath.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland

Howsumever, we tightened her up a bit, an' calc'lated she'd hold through.
Earth's Enigmas|Charles G. D. Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for calc

calc-

combining form

a variant of calci-

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