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calvingenUK
calve C0044600 (kăv, käv)v. calved, calv·ing, calves v.intr.1. To give birth to a calf.2. To break at an edge, so that a portion separates. Used of a glacier or iceberg.v.tr.1. To give birth to (a calf).2. To set loose (a mass of ice). Used of a glacier or iceberg.
[Middle English calven, from Old English *calfian, from calf, calf.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | calving - giving birth to a calfbirthing, giving birth, parturition, birth - the process of giving birth |
TranslationscalvingenUK
calving[′kav·iŋ] (geology) The breaking off of a mass of ice from its parent glacier, iceberg, or ice shelf. Also known as ice calving. (vertebrate zoology) Giving birth to a calf. MedicalSeeCalveLegalSeeBirthcalvingenUK
Words related to calvingnoun giving birth to a calfRelated Words- birthing
- giving birth
- parturition
- birth
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