calculator

[ kal-kyuh-ley-ter ]

/ ˈkæl kyəˌleɪ tər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR calculator ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who calculates or computes.

Also called calculating machine. a small electronic or mechanical device that performs calculations, requiring manual action for each individual operation.

a person who operates such a machine.

a set of tables that facilitates calculation.

Origin of calculator

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin; see calculate, -tor

OTHER WORDS FROM calculator

min·i·cal·cu·la·tor, noun

Words nearby calculator

calculated, calculated risk, calculating, calculating machine, calculation, calculator, calculosis, calculous, calculus, calculus of finite differences, calculus of variations

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Example sentences from the Web for calculator

I used to dismantle a calculator to understand how it works.
Vilified Bitcoin Tycoon After Losing $500 Million: My Life Is at Risk|Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If I read my calculator right, that would be 0.000001 per cent.
At Davos 2014, The Gods Of Mischief Rule|Christopher Dickey|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Was the calculator created only to pump up sales of the already multi-billion-dollar statin market?
Up to Speed: The Cholesterol Mess|Kent Sepkowitz|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
According to the Times' calculator, Romney would have had to win 73 percent of the Hispanic vote to prevail in 2012.
Immigration Reform: Not a Magic Cure for the GOP|David Frum|May 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Now you have to either buy two, or break out the calculator.
The Incredible Shrinking Sugar Bag|Megan McArdle|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She had a figure like an ironing board and the soul of a Ramsden calculator.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
His calculator was so contrived that it would record in type the results of its own computations.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 79, May, 1864|Various
Yard after yard of calculator paper was filled with equations and computations.
Spacehounds of IPC|Edward Elmer Smith
Between them, a man was bending over a makeshift desk, copying information from a calculator and a set of blueprints.
Sabotage in Space|Carey Rockwell
Well, says the calculator, but who has the offices of the nation?
Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 2 (of 3)|Theodore Parker

British Dictionary definitions for calculator

calculator

/ (ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtə) /

noun

a device for performing mathematical calculations, esp an electronic device that can be held in the hand

a person or thing that calculates

a set of tables used as an aid to calculations

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for calculator

calculator

An electronic device for performing automatic mathematical computations, usually controlled by a keyboard. Some are actually small computers, with limited memory, that allow the user to use simple programs.

单词	calculator
释义	calculator [ kal-kyuh-ley-ter ] / ˈkæl kyəˌleɪ tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR calculator ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who calculates or computes. Also called calculating machine. a small electronic or mechanical device that performs calculations, requiring manual action for each individual operation. a person who operates such a machine. a set of tables that facilitates calculation. Origin of calculator First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin; see calculate, -tor OTHER WORDS FROM calculator min·i·cal·cu·la·tor, noun Words nearby calculator calculated, calculated risk, calculating, calculating machine, calculation, calculator, calculosis, calculous, calculus, calculus of finite differences, calculus of variations Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calculator I used to dismantle a calculator to understand how it works. Vilified Bitcoin Tycoon After Losing $500 Million: My Life Is at Risk\|Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky\|September 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST If I read my calculator right, that would be 0.000001 per cent. At Davos 2014, The Gods Of Mischief Rule\|Christopher Dickey\|January 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Was the calculator created only to pump up sales of the already multi-billion-dollar statin market? Up to Speed: The Cholesterol Mess\|Kent Sepkowitz\|November 19, 2013\|DAILY BEAST According to the Times' calculator, Romney would have had to win 73 percent of the Hispanic vote to prevail in 2012. Immigration Reform: Not a Magic Cure for the GOP\|David Frum\|May 6, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Now you have to either buy two, or break out the calculator. The Incredible Shrinking Sugar Bag\|Megan McArdle\|November 15, 2012\|DAILY BEAST She had a figure like an ironing board and the soul of a Ramsden calculator. Unwise Child\|Gordon Randall Garrett His calculator was so contrived that it would record in type the results of its own computations. The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 79, May, 1864\|Various Yard after yard of calculator paper was filled with equations and computations. Spacehounds of IPC\|Edward Elmer Smith Between them, a man was bending over a makeshift desk, copying information from a calculator and a set of blueprints. Sabotage in Space\|Carey Rockwell Well, says the calculator, but who has the offices of the nation? Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 2 (of 3)\|Theodore Parker British Dictionary definitions for calculator calculator / (ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtə) / noun a device for performing mathematical calculations, esp an electronic device that can be held in the hand a person or thing that calculates a set of tables used as an aid to calculations Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to calculator computer, number cruncher, personal digital assistant Cultural definitions for calculator calculator An electronic device for performing automatic mathematical computations, usually controlled by a keyboard. Some are actually small computers, with limited memory, that allow the user to use simple programs. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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calculator

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