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   calceolaria
         n 1: any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers
               with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip [syn:
               {calceolaria}, {slipperwort}]

English Dictionary: class Lamellibranchia by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calceolate
adj
  1. of slipper-shaped blossoms; "the calceiform lip of certain orchids"
    Synonym(s): calceolate, calceiform
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calculable
adj
  1. capable of being calculated or estimated; "a calculable risk"; "calculable odds"
    Antonym(s): incalculable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calculate
v
  1. make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn: calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure]
  2. judge to be probable
    Synonym(s): calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast
  3. keep an account of
    Synonym(s): account, calculate
  4. predict in advance
    Synonym(s): forecast, calculate
  5. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
    Synonym(s): calculate, aim, direct
  6. have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"
    Synonym(s): count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calculated
adj
  1. carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"
    Synonym(s): deliberate, calculated, measured
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calculating
adj
  1. used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"
    Synonym(s): calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming, shrewd
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calculating machine
n
  1. a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
    Synonym(s): calculator, calculating machine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calculatingly
adv
  1. in a calculating manner; "he looked at her calculatingly"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calculation
n
  1. the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
    Synonym(s): calculation, computation, computing
  2. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
    Synonym(s): calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning
  3. planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting"
    Synonym(s): calculation, deliberation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calculative
adj
  1. used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"
    Synonym(s): calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming, shrewd
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calculator
n
  1. an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
    Synonym(s): calculator, reckoner, figurer, estimator, computer
  2. a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
    Synonym(s): calculator, calculating machine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calculous
adj
  1. relating to or caused by or having a calculus or calculi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calculus
n
  1. a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body; "renal calculi can be very painful"
    Synonym(s): calculus, concretion
  2. an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
    Synonym(s): tartar, calculus, tophus
  3. the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
    Synonym(s): calculus, infinitesimal calculus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calculus of variations
n
  1. the calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calicular
adj
  1. relating to or resembling a calyculus [syn: calycular, calicular]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caliculus
n
  1. a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
    Synonym(s): calyculus, caliculus, calycle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Caligula
n
  1. Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)
    Synonym(s): Caligula, Gaius, Gaius Caesar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
callously
adv
  1. in a callous way; "he callously exploited their feelings"
    Synonym(s): callously, unfeelingly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calyceal
adj
  1. of or relating to or resembling a calyx [syn: calyceal, calycine, calycinal]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calycle
n
  1. a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
    Synonym(s): epicalyx, false calyx, calycle, calyculus
  2. a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
    Synonym(s): calyculus, caliculus, calycle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calycled
adj
  1. having a calyculus
    Synonym(s): calyculate, calycled
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calycular
adj
  1. relating to or resembling a calyculus [syn: calycular, calicular]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calyculate
adj
  1. having a calyculus
    Synonym(s): calyculate, calycled
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calyculus
n
  1. a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
    Synonym(s): epicalyx, false calyx, calycle, calyculus
  2. a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
    Synonym(s): calyculus, caliculus, calycle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chalk line
n
  1. a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface
    Synonym(s): chalk line, snap line, snapline
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Chile hazel
n
  1. Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut
    Synonym(s): Chilean nut, Chile nut, Chile hazel, Chilean hazelnut, Guevina heterophylla, Guevina avellana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cholecalciferol
n
  1. a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: {vitamin D}, calciferol, viosterol, ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol, D]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Claes Oldenburg
n
  1. United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of common objects (born in 1929)
    Synonym(s): Oldenburg, Claes Oldenburg, Claes Thure Oldenburg
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
class Chilopoda
n
  1. arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes
    Synonym(s): Chilopoda, class Chilopoda
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
class Chlorophyceae
n
  1. algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments
    Synonym(s): Chlorophyceae, class Chlorophyceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
class Ciliata
n
  1. class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle
    Synonym(s): Ciliata, class Ciliata, Ciliophora, class Ciliophora
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
class Ciliophora
n
  1. class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle
    Synonym(s): Ciliata, class Ciliata, Ciliophora, class Ciliophora
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
class Holothuroidea
n
  1. class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers [syn: Holothuroidea, class Holothuroidea]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
class Hyalospongiae
n
  1. sponges with siliceous spicules that have six rays; choanocytes are restricted to finger-shaped chambers
    Synonym(s): Hyalospongiae, class Hyalospongiae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
class Lamellibranchia
n
  1. oysters; clams; scallops; mussels [syn: Bivalvia, {class Bivalvia}, Lamellibranchia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
class Larvacea
n
  1. small free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order
    Synonym(s): Larvacea, class Larvacea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
class Liliopsida
n
  1. comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae
    Synonym(s): Monocotyledones, class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, Liliopsida, class Liliopsida
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
class list
n
  1. a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations
    Synonym(s): class list, honours list
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
class Lycopodiate
n
  1. club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta
    Synonym(s): Lycopsida, class Lycopsida, Lycopodiate, class Lycopodiate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
class Lycopodineae
n
  1. alternative designation for the class Lycopsida [syn: Lycopodineae, class Lycopodineae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
class Lycopsida
n
  1. club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta
    Synonym(s): Lycopsida, class Lycopsida, Lycopodiate, class Lycopodiate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
class Oligochaeta
n
  1. earthworms
    Synonym(s): Oligochaeta, class Oligochaeta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
class Ulvophyceae
n
  1. alternative name for the class Chlorophyceae in some classifications
    Synonym(s): Ulvophyceae, class Ulvophyceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
classless
adj
  1. favoring social equality; "a classless society" [syn: classless, egalitarian]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clausal
adj
  1. of or relating to or functioning as a clause; "clausal structure"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clay sculpture
n
  1. sculpture produced by molding [syn: mold, mould, molding, moulding, modeling, clay sculpture]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clay-colored robin
n
  1. robin of Mexico and Central America [syn: {clay-colored robin}, Turdus greyi]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Clichy-la-Garenne
n
  1. a northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the Merovingian royalty in the 7th century
    Synonym(s): Clichy, Clichy-la-Garenne
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
click-clack
n
  1. a succession of clicks
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clock golf
n
  1. a form of golf in which you putt from positions arranged on the circumference of a circle around the hole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
close-hauled
adj
  1. having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
closelipped
adj
  1. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"
    Synonym(s): close, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
closely
adv
  1. in a close relation or position in time or space; "the onsets were closely timed"; "houses set closely together"; "was closely involved in monitoring daily progress"
  2. in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
    Synonym(s): close, closely, tight
  3. in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"
    Synonym(s): closely, intimately, nearly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
closely held corporation
n
  1. stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
closely knit
adj
  1. held together as by social or cultural ties; "a close- knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group was closely knit"
    Synonym(s): close-knit, closely knit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
closely-held
adj
  1. owned by a relatively few shareholders; "a closely-held corporation"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Coeloglossum
n
  1. terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid
    Synonym(s): Coeloglossum, genus Coeloglossum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Coeloglossum bracteatum
n
  1. orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers
    Synonym(s): satyr orchid, Coeloglossum bracteatum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Coeloglossum viride
n
  1. orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple
    Synonym(s): frog orchid, Coeloglossum viride
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coleslaw
n
  1. basically shredded cabbage
    Synonym(s): coleslaw, slaw
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
college level
n
  1. the level of education that college students are assumed to have attained
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
collegial
adj
  1. characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues; "collegial harmony"; "a tendency to turn from collegial to one-man management"- Merle Fainsod
  2. of or resembling or typical of a college or college students; "collegiate living"; "collegiate attitudes"; "collegiate clothes"
    Synonym(s): collegiate, collegial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Collocalia
n
  1. a genus of Apodidae
    Synonym(s): Collocalia, genus Collocalia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Collocalia inexpectata
n
  1. swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest
    Synonym(s): swiftlet, Collocalia inexpectata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
colloquial
adj
  1. characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English"
    Synonym(s): colloquial, conversational
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
colloquialism
n
  1. a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
colloquially
adv
  1. with the use of colloquial expressions; "this building is colloquially referred to as The Barn"
    Synonym(s): colloquially, conversationally, informally
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
colossal
adj
  1. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand"
    Synonym(s): colossal, prodigious, stupendous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
colza oil
n
  1. edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant
    Synonym(s): rape oil, rapeseed oil, colza oil
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Relbun \Rel"bun\ (r?l"b?n), n.
      The roots of the Chilian plant {Calceolaria arachnoidea}, --
      used for dyeing crimson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calceolate \Cal"ce*o*late\, a. [See {Calceolaria}.]
      Slipper-ahaped. See {Calceiform}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calculable \Cal"cu*la*ble\, a. [Cf. F. calculable.]
      That may be calculated or ascertained by calculation.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calculary \Cal"cu*la*ry\, a. [L. calculus a pebble, a calculus;
      cf calcularius pertaining to calculation.] (Med.)
      Of or pertaining to calculi.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calculary \Cal"cu*la*ry\, n.
      A congeries of little stony knots found in the pulp of the
      pear and other fruits.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calculate \Cal"cu*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calculater}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Calculating}.] [L, calculatus, p. p. of
      calculate, fr. calculus a pebble, a stone used in reckoning;
      hence, a reckoning, fr. calx, calcis, a stone used in gaming,
      limestone. See {Calx}.]
      1. To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes,
            usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up;
            to estimate; to compute.
  
                     A calencar exacity calculated than any othe.
                                                                              --North.
  
      2. To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological
            computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions
            of; to forecast or compute the character or consequences
            of; as, to calculate or cast one's nativity.
  
                     A cunning man did calculate my birth. --Shak.
  
      3. To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or
            calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means
            to an end; as, to calculate a system of laws for the
            government and protection of a free people.
  
                     [Religion] is . . . calculated for our benefit.
                                                                              --Abp.
                                                                              Tillotson.
  
      4. To plan; to expect; to think. [Local, U. S.]
  
      Syn: To compute; reckon; count; estimate; rate.
  
      Usage: {To Calculate}, {Compute}. {Reckon}, {Count}. These
                  words indicate the means by which we arrive at a given
                  result in regard to quantity. We calculate with a view
                  to obtain a certain point of knowledge; as, to
                  calculate an eclipse. We compute by combining given
                  numbers, in order to learn the grand result. We reckon
                  and count in carrying out the details of a
                  computation. These words are also used in a secondary
                  and figurative sense. [bd]Calculate is rather a
                  conjection from what is, as to what may be;
                  computation is a rational estimate of what has been,
                  from what is; reckoning is a conclusive conviction, a
                  pleasing assurance that a thing will happen; counting
                  indicates an expectation. We calculate on a gain; we
                  compute any loss sustained, or the amount of any
                  mischief done; we reckon on a promised pleasure; we
                  count the hours and minutes until the time of
                  enjoyment arrives[b8] --Crabb.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calculate \Cal"cu*late\, v. i.
      To make a calculation; to forecast consequences; to estimate;
      to compute.
  
               The strong passions, whether good or bad, never
               calculate.                                             --F. W.
                                                                              Robertson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calculated \Cal"cu*la`ted\, p. p. & a.
      1. Worked out by calculation; as calculated tables for
            computing interest; ascertained or conjectured as a result
            of calculation; as, the calculated place of a planet; the
            calculated velocity of a cannon ball.
  
      2. Adapted by calculation, contrivance. or forethought to
            accomplish a purpose; as, to use arts calculated to
            deceive the people.
  
      3. Likely to produce a certain effect, whether intended or
            not; fitted; adapted; suited.
  
                     The only danger that attends multiplicity of
                     publication is, that some of them may be calculated
                     to injure rather than benefit society. --Goldsmith.
  
                     The minister, on the other hand, had never gone
                     through an experience calculated to lead him beyond
                     the scope of generally received laws. --Hawthorne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Meridian \Me*rid"i*an\, n. [F. m[82]ridien. See {Meridian}, a.]
      1. Midday; noon.
  
      2. Hence: The highest point, as of success, prosperity, or
            the like; culmination.
  
                     I have touched the highest point of all my
                     greatness, And from that full meridian of my glory I
                     haste now to my setting.                     --Shak.
  
      3. (Astron.) A great circle of the sphere passing through the
            poles of the heavens and the zenith of a given place. It
            is crossed by the sun at midday.
  
      4. (Geog.) A great circle on the surface of the earth,
            passing through the poles and any given place; also, the
            half of such a circle included between the poles.
  
      Note: The planes of the geographical and astronomical
               meridians coincide. Meridians, on a map or globe, are
               lines drawn at certain intervals due north and south,
               or in the direction of the poles.
  
      {Calculated for}, [or] {fitted to}, [or] {adapted to}, {the
      meridian of}, suited to the local circumstances,
            capabilities, or special requirements of.
  
                     All other knowledge merely serves the concerns of
                     this life, and is fitted to the meridian thereof.
                                                                              --Sir M. Hale.
  
      {First meridian}, the meridian from which longitudes are
            reckoned. The meridian of Greenwich is the one commonly
            employed in calculations of longitude by geographers, and
            in actual practice, although in various countries other
            and different meridians, chiefly those which pass through
            the capitals of the countries, are occasionally used; as,
            in France, the meridian of Paris; in the United States,
            the meridian of Washington, etc.
  
      {Guide meridian} (Public Land Survey), a line, marked by
            monuments, running North and South through a section of
            country between other more carefully established meridians
            called principal meridians, used for reference in
            surveying. [U.S.]
  
      {Magnetic meridian}, a great circle, passing through the
            zenith and coinciding in direction with the magnetic
            needle, or a line on the earth's surface having the same
            direction.
  
      {Meridian circle} (Astron.), an instrument consisting of a
            telescope attached to a large graduated circle and so
            mounted that the telescope revolves like the transit
            instrument in a meridian plane. By it the right ascension
            and the declination of a star may be measured in a single
            observation.
  
      {Meridian instrument} (Astron.), any astronomical instrument
            having a telescope that rotates in a meridian plane.
  
      {Meridian of a globe}, [or] {Brass meridian}, a graduated
            circular ring of brass, in which the artificial globe is
            suspended and revolves.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calculate \Cal"cu*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calculater}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Calculating}.] [L, calculatus, p. p. of
      calculate, fr. calculus a pebble, a stone used in reckoning;
      hence, a reckoning, fr. calx, calcis, a stone used in gaming,
      limestone. See {Calx}.]
      1. To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes,
            usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up;
            to estimate; to compute.
  
                     A calencar exacity calculated than any othe.
                                                                              --North.
  
      2. To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological
            computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions
            of; to forecast or compute the character or consequences
            of; as, to calculate or cast one's nativity.
  
                     A cunning man did calculate my birth. --Shak.
  
      3. To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or
            calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means
            to an end; as, to calculate a system of laws for the
            government and protection of a free people.
  
                     [Religion] is . . . calculated for our benefit.
                                                                              --Abp.
                                                                              Tillotson.
  
      4. To plan; to expect; to think. [Local, U. S.]
  
      Syn: To compute; reckon; count; estimate; rate.
  
      Usage: {To Calculate}, {Compute}. {Reckon}, {Count}. These
                  words indicate the means by which we arrive at a given
                  result in regard to quantity. We calculate with a view
                  to obtain a certain point of knowledge; as, to
                  calculate an eclipse. We compute by combining given
                  numbers, in order to learn the grand result. We reckon
                  and count in carrying out the details of a
                  computation. These words are also used in a secondary
                  and figurative sense. [bd]Calculate is rather a
                  conjection from what is, as to what may be;
                  computation is a rational estimate of what has been,
                  from what is; reckoning is a conclusive conviction, a
                  pleasing assurance that a thing will happen; counting
                  indicates an expectation. We calculate on a gain; we
                  compute any loss sustained, or the amount of any
                  mischief done; we reckon on a promised pleasure; we
                  count the hours and minutes until the time of
                  enjoyment arrives[b8] --Crabb.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calculate \Cal"cu*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calculater}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Calculating}.] [L, calculatus, p. p. of
      calculate, fr. calculus a pebble, a stone used in reckoning;
      hence, a reckoning, fr. calx, calcis, a stone used in gaming,
      limestone. See {Calx}.]
      1. To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes,
            usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up;
            to estimate; to compute.
  
                     A calencar exacity calculated than any othe.
                                                                              --North.
  
      2. To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological
            computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions
            of; to forecast or compute the character or consequences
            of; as, to calculate or cast one's nativity.
  
                     A cunning man did calculate my birth. --Shak.
  
      3. To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or
            calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means
            to an end; as, to calculate a system of laws for the
            government and protection of a free people.
  
                     [Religion] is . . . calculated for our benefit.
                                                                              --Abp.
                                                                              Tillotson.
  
      4. To plan; to expect; to think. [Local, U. S.]
  
      Syn: To compute; reckon; count; estimate; rate.
  
      Usage: {To Calculate}, {Compute}. {Reckon}, {Count}. These
                  words indicate the means by which we arrive at a given
                  result in regard to quantity. We calculate with a view
                  to obtain a certain point of knowledge; as, to
                  calculate an eclipse. We compute by combining given
                  numbers, in order to learn the grand result. We reckon
                  and count in carrying out the details of a
                  computation. These words are also used in a secondary
                  and figurative sense. [bd]Calculate is rather a
                  conjection from what is, as to what may be;
                  computation is a rational estimate of what has been,
                  from what is; reckoning is a conclusive conviction, a
                  pleasing assurance that a thing will happen; counting
                  indicates an expectation. We calculate on a gain; we
                  compute any loss sustained, or the amount of any
                  mischief done; we reckon on a promised pleasure; we
                  count the hours and minutes until the time of
                  enjoyment arrives[b8] --Crabb.

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   Calculating \Cal"cu*la`ting\, a.
      1. Of or pertaining to mathematical calculations; performing
            or able to perform mathematical calculations.
  
      2. Given to contrivance or forethought; forecasting;
            scheming; as, a cool calculating disposition.
  
      {Calculating machine}, a machine for the mechanical
            performance of mathematical operations, for the most part
            invented by Charles Babbage and G. and E. Scheutz. It
            computes logarithmic and other mathematical tables of a
            high degree of intricacy, imprinting the results on a
            leaden plate, from which a stereotype plate is then
            directly made.

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   Calculating \Cal"cu*la`ting\, n.
      The act or process of making mathematical computations or of
      estimating results.

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   Calculating \Cal"cu*la`ting\, a.
      1. Of or pertaining to mathematical calculations; performing
            or able to perform mathematical calculations.
  
      2. Given to contrivance or forethought; forecasting;
            scheming; as, a cool calculating disposition.
  
      {Calculating machine}, a machine for the mechanical
            performance of mathematical operations, for the most part
            invented by Charles Babbage and G. and E. Scheutz. It
            computes logarithmic and other mathematical tables of a
            high degree of intricacy, imprinting the results on a
            leaden plate, from which a stereotype plate is then
            directly made.

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   Calculation \Cal`cu*la"tion\ (-l[amac]"sh[ucr]n), n. [OE.
      calculation, fr. L. calculatio; cf. OF. calcucation.]
      1. The act or process, or the result, of calculating;
            computation; reckoning, estimate. [bd]The calculation of
            eclipses.[b8] --Nichol.
  
                     The mountain is not so his calculation makes it.
                                                                              --Boyle.
  
      2. An expectation based on circumstances.
  
                     The lazy gossips of the port, Abhorrent of a
                     calculation crost, Began to chafe as at a personal
                     wrong.                                                --Tennyson.

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   Calculative \Cal"cu*la*tive\, a.
      Of or pertaining to calculation; involving calculation.
  
               Long habits of calculative dealings.      --Burke.

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   Calculator \Cal"cu*la*tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. calculateur.]
      One who computes or reckons: one who estimates or considers
      the force and effect of causes, with a view to form a correct
      estimate of the effects.
  
               Ambition is no exact calculator.            --Burke.

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   Calculatory \Cal"cu*la*to*ry\, a. [L. calculatorius.]
      Belonging to calculation. --Sherwood.

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   Calcule \Cal"cule\, n. [F. calcul, fr. L. calculus. See
      {Calculus}.]
      Reckoning; computation. [Obs.] --Howell.

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   Calcule \Cal"cule\, v. i.
      To calculate [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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   Calculi \Cal"cu*li\, n. pl.
      See {Calculus}.

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   Calculus \Cal"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Calculi}. [L, calculus. See
      {Calculate}, and {Calcule}.]
      1. (Med.) Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the
            body, but most frequent in the organs that act as
            reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them; as,
            biliary calculi; urinary calculi, etc.
  
      2. (Math.) A method of computation; any process of reasoning
            by the use of symbols; any branch of mathematics that may
            involve calculation.
  
      {Barycentric calculus}, a method of treating geometry by
            defining a point as the center of gravity of certain other
            points to which co[89]fficients or weights are ascribed.
           
  
      {Calculus of functions}, that branch of mathematics which
            treats of the forms of functions that shall satisfy given
            conditions.
  
      {Calculus of operations}, that branch of mathematical logic
            that treats of all operations that satisfy given
            conditions.
  
      {Calculus of probabilities}, the science that treats of the
            computation of the probabilities of events, or the
            application of numbers to chance.
  
      {Calculus of variations}, a branch of mathematics in which
            the laws of dependence which bind the variable quantities
            together are themselves subject to change.
  
      {Differential calculus}, a method of investigating
            mathematical questions by using the ratio of certain
            indefinitely small quantities called differentials. The
            problems are primarily of this form: to find how the
            change in some variable quantity alters at each instant
            the value of a quantity dependent upon it.
  
      {Exponential calculus}, that part of algebra which treats of
            exponents.
  
      {Imaginary calculus}, a method of investigating the relations
            of real or imaginary quantities by the use of the
            imaginary symbols and quantities of algebra.
  
      {Integral calculus}, a method which in the reverse of the
            differential, the primary object of which is to learn from
            the known ratio of the indefinitely small changes of two
            or more magnitudes, the relation of the magnitudes
            themselves, or, in other words, from having the
            differential of an algebraic expression to find the
            expression itself.

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   Calculous \Cal"cu*lous\, a. [L. calculosus.]
      1. Of the nature of a calculus; like stone; gritty; as, a
            calculous concretion. --Sir T. Browne.
  
      2. Caused, or characterized, by the presence of a calculus or
            calculi; a, a calculous disorder; affected with gravel or
            stone; as, a calculous person.

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   Calculus \Cal"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Calculi}. [L, calculus. See
      {Calculate}, and {Calcule}.]
      1. (Med.) Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the
            body, but most frequent in the organs that act as
            reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them; as,
            biliary calculi; urinary calculi, etc.
  
      2. (Math.) A method of computation; any process of reasoning
            by the use of symbols; any branch of mathematics that may
            involve calculation.
  
      {Barycentric calculus}, a method of treating geometry by
            defining a point as the center of gravity of certain other
            points to which co[89]fficients or weights are ascribed.
           
  
      {Calculus of functions}, that branch of mathematics which
            treats of the forms of functions that shall satisfy given
            conditions.
  
      {Calculus of operations}, that branch of mathematical logic
            that treats of all operations that satisfy given
            conditions.
  
      {Calculus of probabilities}, the science that treats of the
            computation of the probabilities of events, or the
            application of numbers to chance.
  
      {Calculus of variations}, a branch of mathematics in which
            the laws of dependence which bind the variable quantities
            together are themselves subject to change.
  
      {Differential calculus}, a method of investigating
            mathematical questions by using the ratio of certain
            indefinitely small quantities called differentials. The
            problems are primarily of this form: to find how the
            change in some variable quantity alters at each instant
            the value of a quantity dependent upon it.
  
      {Exponential calculus}, that part of algebra which treats of
            exponents.
  
      {Imaginary calculus}, a method of investigating the relations
            of real or imaginary quantities by the use of the
            imaginary symbols and quantities of algebra.
  
      {Integral calculus}, a method which in the reverse of the
            differential, the primary object of which is to learn from
            the known ratio of the indefinitely small changes of two
            or more magnitudes, the relation of the magnitudes
            themselves, or, in other words, from having the
            differential of an algebraic expression to find the
            expression itself.

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   Mathematics \Math`e*mat"ics\, n. [F. math[82]matiques, pl., L.
      mathematica, sing., Gr. [?] (sc. [?]) science. See
      {Mathematic}, and {-ics}.]
      That science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact
      relations existing between quantities or magnitudes, and of
      the methods by which, in accordance with these relations,
      quantities sought are deducible from other quantities known
      or supposed; the science of spatial and quantitative
      relations.
  
      Note: Mathematics embraces three departments, namely: 1.
               {Arithmetic}. 2. {Geometry}, including {Trigonometry}
               and {Conic Sections}. 3. {Analysis}, in which letters
               are used, including {Algebra}, {Analytical Geometry},
               and {Calculus}. Each of these divisions is divided into
               pure or abstract, which considers magnitude or quantity
               abstractly, without relation to matter; and mixed or
               applied, which treats of magnitude as subsisting in
               material bodies, and is consequently interwoven with
               physical considerations.

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   Calculus \Cal"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Calculi}. [L, calculus. See
      {Calculate}, and {Calcule}.]
      1. (Med.) Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the
            body, but most frequent in the organs that act as
            reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them; as,
            biliary calculi; urinary calculi, etc.
  
      2. (Math.) A method of computation; any process of reasoning
            by the use of symbols; any branch of mathematics that may
            involve calculation.
  
      {Barycentric calculus}, a method of treating geometry by
            defining a point as the center of gravity of certain other
            points to which co[89]fficients or weights are ascribed.
           
  
      {Calculus of functions}, that branch of mathematics which
            treats of the forms of functions that shall satisfy given
            conditions.
  
      {Calculus of operations}, that branch of mathematical logic
            that treats of all operations that satisfy given
            conditions.
  
      {Calculus of probabilities}, the science that treats of the
            computation of the probabilities of events, or the
            application of numbers to chance.
  
      {Calculus of variations}, a branch of mathematics in which
            the laws of dependence which bind the variable quantities
            together are themselves subject to change.
  
      {Differential calculus}, a method of investigating
            mathematical questions by using the ratio of certain
            indefinitely small quantities called differentials. The
            problems are primarily of this form: to find how the
            change in some variable quantity alters at each instant
            the value of a quantity dependent upon it.
  
      {Exponential calculus}, that part of algebra which treats of
            exponents.
  
      {Imaginary calculus}, a method of investigating the relations
            of real or imaginary quantities by the use of the
            imaginary symbols and quantities of algebra.
  
      {Integral calculus}, a method which in the reverse of the
            differential, the primary object of which is to learn from
            the known ratio of the indefinitely small changes of two
            or more magnitudes, the relation of the magnitudes
            themselves, or, in other words, from having the
            differential of an algebraic expression to find the
            expression itself.

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   Function \Func"tion\, n. [L. functio, fr. fungi to perform,
      execute, akin to Skr. bhuj to enjoy, have the use of: cf. F.
      fonction. Cf. {Defunct}.]
      1. The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or
            calling; per formance. [bd]In the function of his public
            calling.[b8] --Swift.
  
      2. (Physiol.) The appropriate action of any special organ or
            part of an animal or vegetable organism; as, the function
            of the heart or the limbs; the function of leaves, sap,
            roots, etc.; life is the sum of the functions of the
            various organs and parts of the body.
  
      3. The natural or assigned action of any power or faculty, as
            of the soul, or of the intellect; the exertion of an
            energy of some determinate kind.
  
                     As the mind opens, and its functions spread. --Pope.
  
      4. The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any
            public officer in church or state; the activity
            appropriate to any business or profession.
  
                     Tradesmen . . . going about their functions. --Shak.
  
                     The malady which made him incapable of performing
                     his regal functions.                           --Macaulay.
  
      5. (Math.) A quantity so connected with another quantity,
            that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be
            a consequent alteration in the former. Each quantity is
            said to be a function of the other. Thus, the
            circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter.
            If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can
            be assigned, such expressions as x^{2}, 3^{x}, Log. x, and
            Sin. x, are all functions of x.
  
      {Algebraic function}, a quantity whose connection with the
            variable is expressed by an equation that involves only
            the algebraic operations of addition, subtraction,
            multiplication, division, raising to a given power, and
            extracting a given root; -- opposed to transcendental
            function.
  
      {Arbitrary function}. See under {Arbitrary}.
  
      {Calculus of functions}. See under {Calculus}.
  
      {Carnot's function} (Thermo-dynamics), a relation between the
            amount of heat given off by a source of heat, and the work
            which can be done by it. It is approximately equal to the
            mechanical equivalent of the thermal unit divided by the
            number expressing the temperature in degrees of the air
            thermometer, reckoned from its zero of expansion.
  
      {Circular functions}. See {Inverse trigonometrical functions}
            (below). -- Continuous function, a quantity that has no
            interruption in the continuity of its real values, as the
            variable changes between any specified limits.
  
      {Discontinuous function}. See under {Discontinuous}.
  
      {Elliptic functions}, a large and important class of
            functions, so called because one of the forms expresses
            the relation of the arc of an ellipse to the straight
            lines connected therewith.
  
      {Explicit function}, a quantity directly expressed in terms
            of the independently varying quantity; thus, in the
            equations y = 6x^{2}, y = 10 -x^{3}, the quantity y is an
            explicit function of x.
  
      {Implicit function}, a quantity whose relation to the
            variable is expressed indirectly by an equation; thus, y
            in the equation x^{2} + y^{2} = 100 is an implicit
            function of x.
  
      {Inverse trigonometrical functions}, [or] {Circular
      function}, the lengths of arcs relative to the sines,
            tangents, etc. Thus, AB is the arc whose sine is BD, and
            (if the length of BD is x) is written sin ^{-1}x, and so
            of the other lines. See {Trigonometrical function}
            (below). Other transcendental functions are the
            exponential functions, the elliptic functions, the gamma
            functions, the theta functions, etc.
  
      {One-valued function}, a quantity that has one, and only one,
            value for each value of the variable. -- {Transcendental
      functions}, a quantity whose connection with the variable
            cannot be expressed by algebraic operations; thus, y in
            the equation y = 10^{x} is a transcendental function of x.
            See {Algebraic function} (above). -- {Trigonometrical
      function}, a quantity whose relation to the variable is the
            same as that of a certain straight line drawn in a circle
            whose radius is unity, to the length of a corresponding
            are of the circle. Let AB be an arc in a circle, whose
            radius OA is unity let AC be a quadrant, and let OC, DB,
            and AF be drawnpependicular to OA, and EB and CG parallel
            to OA, and let OB be produced to G and F. E Then BD is the
            sine of the arc AB; OD or EB is the cosine, AF is the
            tangent, CG is the cotangent, OF is the secant OG is the
            cosecant, AD is the versed sine, and CE is the coversed
            sine of the are AB. If the length of AB be represented by
            x (OA being unity) then the lengths of Functions. these
            lines (OA being unity) are the trigonometrical functions
            of x, and are written sin x, cos x, tan x (or tang x), cot
            x, sec x, cosec x, versin x, coversin x. These quantities
            are also considered as functions of the angle BOA.

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   Operation \Op`er*a"tion\, n. [L. operatio: cf. F. op[82]ration.]
      1. The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of
            power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
  
                     The pain and sickness caused by manna are the
                     effects of its operation on the stomach. --Locke.
  
                     Speculative painting, without the assistance of
                     manual operation, can never attain to perfection.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      2. The method of working; mode of action.
  
      3. That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought
            about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or
            naval operations.
  
      4. Effect produced; influence. [Obs.]
  
                     The bards . . . had great operation on the vulgar.
                                                                              --Fuller.
  
      5. (Math.) Something to be done; some transformation to be
            made upon quantities, the transformation being indicated
            either by rules or symbols.
  
      6. (Surg.) Any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand
            with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative
            or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc.
  
      {Calculus of operations}. See under {Calculus}.

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   Calculus \Cal"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Calculi}. [L, calculus. See
      {Calculate}, and {Calcule}.]
      1. (Med.) Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the
            body, but most frequent in the organs that act as
            reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them; as,
            biliary calculi; urinary calculi, etc.
  
      2. (Math.) A method of computation; any process of reasoning
            by the use of symbols; any branch of mathematics that may
            involve calculation.
  
      {Barycentric calculus}, a method of treating geometry by
            defining a point as the center of gravity of certain other
            points to which co[89]fficients or weights are ascribed.
           
  
      {Calculus of functions}, that branch of mathematics which
            treats of the forms of functions that shall satisfy given
            conditions.
  
      {Calculus of operations}, that branch of mathematical logic
            that treats of all operations that satisfy given
            conditions.
  
      {Calculus of probabilities}, the science that treats of the
            computation of the probabilities of events, or the
            application of numbers to chance.
  
      {Calculus of variations}, a branch of mathematics in which
            the laws of dependence which bind the variable quantities
            together are themselves subject to change.
  
      {Differential calculus}, a method of investigating
            mathematical questions by using the ratio of certain
            indefinitely small quantities called differentials. The
            problems are primarily of this form: to find how the
            change in some variable quantity alters at each instant
            the value of a quantity dependent upon it.
  
      {Exponential calculus}, that part of algebra which treats of
            exponents.
  
      {Imaginary calculus}, a method of investigating the relations
            of real or imaginary quantities by the use of the
            imaginary symbols and quantities of algebra.
  
      {Integral calculus}, a method which in the reverse of the
            differential, the primary object of which is to learn from
            the known ratio of the indefinitely small changes of two
            or more magnitudes, the relation of the magnitudes
            themselves, or, in other words, from having the
            differential of an algebraic expression to find the
            expression itself.

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   Calculus \Cal"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Calculi}. [L, calculus. See
      {Calculate}, and {Calcule}.]
      1. (Med.) Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the
            body, but most frequent in the organs that act as
            reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them; as,
            biliary calculi; urinary calculi, etc.
  
      2. (Math.) A method of computation; any process of reasoning
            by the use of symbols; any branch of mathematics that may
            involve calculation.
  
      {Barycentric calculus}, a method of treating geometry by
            defining a point as the center of gravity of certain other
            points to which co[89]fficients or weights are ascribed.
           
  
      {Calculus of functions}, that branch of mathematics which
            treats of the forms of functions that shall satisfy given
            conditions.
  
      {Calculus of operations}, that branch of mathematical logic
            that treats of all operations that satisfy given
            conditions.
  
      {Calculus of probabilities}, the science that treats of the
            computation of the probabilities of events, or the
            application of numbers to chance.
  
      {Calculus of variations}, a branch of mathematics in which
            the laws of dependence which bind the variable quantities
            together are themselves subject to change.
  
      {Differential calculus}, a method of investigating
            mathematical questions by using the ratio of certain
            indefinitely small quantities called differentials. The
            problems are primarily of this form: to find how the
            change in some variable quantity alters at each instant
            the value of a quantity dependent upon it.
  
      {Exponential calculus}, that part of algebra which treats of
            exponents.
  
      {Imaginary calculus}, a method of investigating the relations
            of real or imaginary quantities by the use of the
            imaginary symbols and quantities of algebra.
  
      {Integral calculus}, a method which in the reverse of the
            differential, the primary object of which is to learn from
            the known ratio of the indefinitely small changes of two
            or more magnitudes, the relation of the magnitudes
            themselves, or, in other words, from having the
            differential of an algebraic expression to find the
            expression itself.

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   Variation \Va`ri*a"tion\, n. [OE. variatioun, F. variation, L.
      variatio. See {Vary}.]
      1. The act of varying; a partial change in the form,
            position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification;
            alternation; mutation; diversity; deviation; as, a
            variation of color in different lights; a variation in
            size; variation of language.
  
                     The essences of things are conceived not capable of
                     any such variation.                           --Locke.
  
      2. Extent to which a thing varies; amount of departure from a
            position or state; amount or rate of change.
  
      3. (Gram.) Change of termination of words, as in declension,
            conjugation, derivation, etc.
  
      4. (Mus.) Repetition of a theme or melody with fanciful
            embellishments or modifications, in time, tune, or
            harmony, or sometimes change of key; the presentation of a
            musical thought in new and varied aspects, yet so that the
            essential features of the original shall still preserve
            their identity.
  
      5. (Alg.) One of the different arrangements which can be made
            of any number of quantities taking a certain number of
            them together.
  
      {Annual variation} (Astron.), the yearly change in the right
            ascension or declination of a star, produced by the
            combined effects of the precession of the equinoxes and
            the proper motion of the star.
  
      {Calculus of variations}. See under {Calculus}.
  
      {Variation compass}. See under {Compass}.
  
      {Variation of the moon} (Astron.), an inequality of the
            moon's motion, depending on the angular distance of the
            moon from the sun. It is greater at the octants, and zero
            at the quadratures.
  
      {Variation of the needle} (Geog. & Naut.), the angle included
            between the true and magnetic meridians of a place; the
            deviation of the direction of a magnetic needle from the
            true north and south line; -- called also {declination of
            the needle}.
  
      Syn: Change; vicissitude; variety; deviation.

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   Calculus \Cal"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Calculi}. [L, calculus. See
      {Calculate}, and {Calcule}.]
      1. (Med.) Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the
            body, but most frequent in the organs that act as
            reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them; as,
            biliary calculi; urinary calculi, etc.
  
      2. (Math.) A method of computation; any process of reasoning
            by the use of symbols; any branch of mathematics that may
            involve calculation.
  
      {Barycentric calculus}, a method of treating geometry by
            defining a point as the center of gravity of certain other
            points to which co[89]fficients or weights are ascribed.
           
  
      {Calculus of functions}, that branch of mathematics which
            treats of the forms of functions that shall satisfy given
            conditions.
  
      {Calculus of operations}, that branch of mathematical logic
            that treats of all operations that satisfy given
            conditions.
  
      {Calculus of probabilities}, the science that treats of the
            computation of the probabilities of events, or the
            application of numbers to chance.
  
      {Calculus of variations}, a branch of mathematics in which
            the laws of dependence which bind the variable quantities
            together are themselves subject to change.
  
      {Differential calculus}, a method of investigating
            mathematical questions by using the ratio of certain
            indefinitely small quantities called differentials. The
            problems are primarily of this form: to find how the
            change in some variable quantity alters at each instant
            the value of a quantity dependent upon it.
  
      {Exponential calculus}, that part of algebra which treats of
            exponents.
  
      {Imaginary calculus}, a method of investigating the relations
            of real or imaginary quantities by the use of the
            imaginary symbols and quantities of algebra.
  
      {Integral calculus}, a method which in the reverse of the
            differential, the primary object of which is to learn from
            the known ratio of the indefinitely small changes of two
            or more magnitudes, the relation of the magnitudes
            themselves, or, in other words, from having the
            differential of an algebraic expression to find the
            expression itself.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calicle \Cal"i*cle\, n. [L. caliculus a small cup, dim. of
      calicis, a cup. Cf {Calycle}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) One of the small cuplike cavities, often with elevated
            borders, covering the surface of most corals. Each is
            formed by a polyp.
      (b) One of the cuplike structures inclosing the zooids of
            certain hydroids. See {Campanularian}. [Written also
            {calycle}. See {Calycle}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calicular \Ca*lic"u*lar\, a. Caliculate \Ca*lic"u*late\, a.
      Relating to, or resembling, a cup; also improperly used for
      calycular, calyculate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calicular \Ca*lic"u*lar\, a. Caliculate \Ca*lic"u*late\, a.
      Relating to, or resembling, a cup; also improperly used for
      calycular, calyculate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Callous \Cal"lous\, a. [L. callosus callous hard, fr. callum,
      callus, callous skin: cf. F. calleux.]
      1. Hardened; indurated. [bd]A callous hand.[b8] --Goldsmith.
            [bd]A callous ulcer.[b8] --Dunglison.
  
      2. Hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible.
            [bd]The callous diplomatist.[b8] --Macaulay.
  
                     It is an immense blessing to be perfectly callous to
                     ridicule.                                          --T. Arnold.
  
      Syn: Obdurate; hard; hardened; indurated; insensible;
               unfeeling; unsusceptible. See {Obdurate}. --
               {Cal"lous*ly}, adv. -- {Cal"lous*ness}, n.
  
                        A callousness and numbness of soul. --Bentley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calicle \Cal"i*cle\, n. [L. caliculus a small cup, dim. of
      calicis, a cup. Cf {Calycle}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) One of the small cuplike cavities, often with elevated
            borders, covering the surface of most corals. Each is
            formed by a polyp.
      (b) One of the cuplike structures inclosing the zooids of
            certain hydroids. See {Campanularian}. [Written also
            {calycle}. See {Calycle}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calycle \Cal"y*cle\, n. [L. calyculus small flower bud, calyx,
      dim. of calyx. See {Calyx}, and cf. {Calicle}.] (Bot.)
      A row of small bracts, at the base of the calyx, on the
      outside.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calicle \Cal"i*cle\, n. [L. caliculus a small cup, dim. of
      calicis, a cup. Cf {Calycle}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) One of the small cuplike cavities, often with elevated
            borders, covering the surface of most corals. Each is
            formed by a polyp.
      (b) One of the cuplike structures inclosing the zooids of
            certain hydroids. See {Campanularian}. [Written also
            {calycle}. See {Calycle}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calycle \Cal"y*cle\, n. [L. calyculus small flower bud, calyx,
      dim. of calyx. See {Calyx}, and cf. {Calicle}.] (Bot.)
      A row of small bracts, at the base of the calyx, on the
      outside.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calycled \Cal"y*cled\, a. (Bot.)
      Calyculate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calycular \Ca*lyc"u*lar\, a. (Bot.)
      Pertaining to, or resembling, the bracts of a calycle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calyculate \Ca*lyc"u*late\, Calyculated \Ca*lyc"u*la`ted\, a.
      (Bot.)
      Having a set of bracts resembling a calyx.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calyculate \Ca*lyc"u*late\, Calyculated \Ca*lyc"u*la`ted\, a.
      (Bot.)
      Having a set of bracts resembling a calyx.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Caulicle \Cau"li*cle\, n. (Bot.)
      A short caulis or stem, esp. the rudimentary stem seen in the
      embryo of seed; -- otherwise called a radicle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Cauliculus \[d8]Cau*lic"u*lus\ (k[add]*l[icr]k"[usl]*l[ucr]s),
      n.; pl. {Cauliculi} (-l[imac]). [L. cauliculus little stalk,
      dim. of caulis.] (Arch.)
      In the Corinthian capital, one of the eight stalks rising out
      of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to
      support the volutes. See {Illust}. of {Corinthian order},
      under {Corinthian}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cleavage \Cleav"age\, n.
      1. The act of cleaving or splitting.
  
      2. (Crystallog.) The quality possessed by many crystallized
            substances of splitting readily in one or more definite
            directions, in which the cohesive attraction is a minimum,
            affording more or less smooth surfaces; the direction of
            the dividing plane; a fragment obtained by cleaving, as of
            a diamond. See {Parting}.
  
      3. (Geol.) Division into lamin[91], like slate, with the
            lamination not necessarily parallel to the plane of
            deposition; -- usually produced by pressure.
  
      {Basal cleavage}, cleavage parallel to the base of a crystal,
            or to the plane of the lateral axes.
  
      {Cell cleavage} (Biol.), multiplication of cells by fission.
            See {Segmentation}.
  
      {Cubic cleavage}, cleavage parallel to the faces of a cube.
           
  
      {Diagonal cleavage}, cleavage parallel to ta diagonal plane.
           
  
      {Egg clavage}. (Biol.) See {Segmentation}.
  
      {Lateral cleavage}, cleavage parallel to the lateral planes.
           
  
      {Octahedral, Dodecahedral, [or] Rhombohedral, {cleavage},
            cleavage parallel to the faces of an octahedron,
            dodecahedron, or rhombohedron.
  
      {Prismatic cleavage}, cleavage parallel to a vertical prism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chalazal \Cha*la"zal\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the chalaza.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Torbernite \Tor"bern*ite\, n. [So named after Torber Bergmann, a
      Swedish chemist.] (Min.)
      A mineral occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals having
      a micaceous structure. It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium
      and copper. Called also {copper uranite}, and {chalcolite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chalk \Chalk\, n. [AS. cealc lime, from L. calx limestone. See
      {Calz}, and {Cawk}.]
      1. (Min.) A soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or
            yellowish white color, consisting of calcium carbonate,
            and having the same composition as common limestone.
  
      2. (Fine Arts) Finely prepared chalk, used as a drawing
            implement; also, by extension, a compound, as of clay and
            black lead, or the like, used in the same manner. See
            {Crayon}.
  
      {Black chalk}, a mineral of a bluish color, of a slaty
            texture, and soiling the fingers when handled; a variety
            of argillaceous slate.
  
      {By a long chalk}, by a long way; by many degrees. [Slang]
            --Lowell.
  
      {Chalk drawing} (Fine Arts), a drawing made with crayons. See
            {Crayon}.
  
      {Chalk formation}. See {Cretaceous formation}, under
            {Cretaceous}.
  
      {Chalk line}, a cord rubbed with chalk, used for making
            straight lines on boards or other material, as a guide in
            cutting or in arranging work.
  
      {Chalk mixture}, a preparation of chalk, cinnamon, and sugar
            in gum water, much used in diarrheal affection, esp. of
            infants.
  
      {Chalk period}. (Geol.) See {Cretaceous period}, under
            {Cretaceous}.
  
      {Chalk pit}, a pit in which chalk is dug.
  
      {Drawing chalk}. See {Crayon}, n., 1.
  
      {French chalk}, steatite or soapstone, a soft magnesian
            mineral.
  
      {Red chalk}, an indurated clayey ocher containing iron, and
            used by painters and artificers; reddle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saltpeter \Salt`pe"ter\, Saltpetre \Salt`pe"tre\,, n. [F.
      salp[88]tre, NL. sal petrae, literally, rock salt, or stone
      salt; so called because it exudes from rocks or walls. See
      {Salt}, and {Petrify}.] (Chem.)
      Potassium nitrate; niter; a white crystalline substance,
      {KNO3}, having a cooling saline taste, obtained by leaching
      from certain soils in which it is produced by the process of
      nitrification (see {Nitrification}, 2). It is a strong
      oxidizer, is the chief constituent of gunpowder, and is also
      used as an antiseptic in curing meat, and in medicine as a
      diuretic, diaphoretic, and refrigerant.
  
      {Chili salpeter} (Chem.), sodium nitrate (distinguished from
            potassium nitrate, or true salpeter), a white crystalline
            substance, {NaNO3}, having a cooling, saline, slightly
            bitter taste. It is obtained by leaching the soil of the
            rainless districts of Chili and Peru. It is deliquescent
            and cannot be used in gunpowder, but is employed in the
            production of nitric acid. Called also {cubic niter}.
  
      {Saltpeter acid} (Chem.), nitric acid; -- sometimes so called
            because made from saltpeter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Niter \Ni"ter\, Nitre \Ni"tre\, n. [F. nitre, L. nitrum native
      soda, natron, Gr. [?]; cf. Ar. nit[?]n, natr[?]n natron. Cf.
      {Natron}.]
      1. (Chem.) A white crystalline semitransparent salt;
            potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See {Saltpeter}.
  
      2. (Chem.) Native sodium carbonate; natron. [Obs.]
  
                     For though thou wash thee with niter, and take thee
                     much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me.
                                                                              --Jer. ii. 22.
  
      {Cubic niter}, a deliquescent salt, sodium nitrate, found as
            a native incrustation, like niter, in Peru and Chili,
            whence it is known also as {Chili saltpeter}.
  
      {Niter bush} (Bot.), a genus ({Nitraria}) of thorny shrubs
            bearing edible berries, and growing in the saline plains
            of Asia and Northern Africa.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Clausular \Clau"su*lar\ (?; 135), a. [From L. clausula. See
      {Clause}, n.]
      Consisting of, or having, clauses. --Smart.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Clay \Clay\ (kl[amac]), n. [AS. cl[d6]g; akin to LG. klei, D.
      klei, and perh. to AS. cl[be]m clay, L. glus, gluten glue,
      Gr. gloio`s glutinous substance, E. glue. Cf. {Clog}.]
      1. A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the
            hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is
            the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part,
            of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime,
            magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often
            present as impurities.
  
      2. (Poetry & Script.) Earth in general, as representing the
            elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human
            body as formed from such particles.
  
                     I also am formed out of the clay.      --Job xxxiii.
                                                                              6.
  
                     The earth is covered thick with other clay, Which
                     her own clay shall cover.                  --Byron.
  
      {Bowlder clay}. See under {Bowlder}.
  
      {Brick clay}, the common clay, containing some iron, and
            therefore turning red when burned.
  
      {Clay cold}, cold as clay or earth; lifeless; inanimate.
  
      {Clay ironstone}, an ore of iron consisting of the oxide or
            carbonate of iron mixed with clay or sand.
  
      {Clay marl}, a whitish, smooth, chalky clay.
  
      {Clay mill}, a mill for mixing and tempering clay; a pug
            mill.
  
      {Clay pit}, a pit where clay is dug.
  
      {Clay slate} (Min.), argillaceous schist; argillite.
  
      {Fatty clays}, clays having a greasy feel; they are chemical
            compounds of water, silica, and aluminia, as {halloysite},
            {bole}, etc.
  
      {Fire clay}, a variety of clay, entirely free from lime,
            iron, or an alkali, and therefore infusible, and used for
            fire brick.
  
      {Porcelain clay}, a very pure variety, formed directly from
            the decomposition of feldspar, and often called {kaolin}.
           
  
      {Potter's clay}, a tolerably pure kind, free from iron.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Clay \Clay\ (kl[amac]), n. [AS. cl[d6]g; akin to LG. klei, D.
      klei, and perh. to AS. cl[be]m clay, L. glus, gluten glue,
      Gr. gloio`s glutinous substance, E. glue. Cf. {Clog}.]
      1. A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the
            hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is
            the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part,
            of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime,
            magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often
            present as impurities.
  
      2. (Poetry & Script.) Earth in general, as representing the
            elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human
            body as formed from such particles.
  
                     I also am formed out of the clay.      --Job xxxiii.
                                                                              6.
  
                     The earth is covered thick with other clay, Which
                     her own clay shall cover.                  --Byron.
  
      {Bowlder clay}. See under {Bowlder}.
  
      {Brick clay}, the common clay, containing some iron, and
            therefore turning red when burned.
  
      {Clay cold}, cold as clay or earth; lifeless; inanimate.
  
      {Clay ironstone}, an ore of iron consisting of the oxide or
            carbonate of iron mixed with clay or sand.
  
      {Clay marl}, a whitish, smooth, chalky clay.
  
      {Clay mill}, a mill for mixing and tempering clay; a pug
            mill.
  
      {Clay pit}, a pit where clay is dug.
  
      {Clay slate} (Min.), argillaceous schist; argillite.
  
      {Fatty clays}, clays having a greasy feel; they are chemical
            compounds of water, silica, and aluminia, as {halloysite},
            {bole}, etc.
  
      {Fire clay}, a variety of clay, entirely free from lime,
            iron, or an alkali, and therefore infusible, and used for
            fire brick.
  
      {Porcelain clay}, a very pure variety, formed directly from
            the decomposition of feldspar, and often called {kaolin}.
           
  
      {Potter's clay}, a tolerably pure kind, free from iron.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cloacal \Clo*a"cal\, a.
      Of or pertaining to a cloaca.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Clocklike \Clock"like`\ (kl[ocr]k"l[imac]k`), a.
      Like a clock or like clockwork; mechanical.
  
               Their services are clocklike, to be set Backward and
               forward at their lord's command.            --B. Jonson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Clog \Clog\, n. [OE. clogge clog, Scot. clag, n., a clot, v., to
      to obstruct, cover with mud or anything adhesive; prob. of
      the same origin as E. clay.]
      1. That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an
            encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind.
  
                     All the ancient, honest, juridical principles and
                     institutions of England are so many clogs to check
                     and retard the headlong course of violence and
                     opression.                                          --Burke.
  
      2. A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or
            an animal to hinder motion.
  
                     As a dog . . . but chance breaks loose, And quits
                     his clog.                                          --Hudibras.
  
                     A clog of lead was round my feet.      --Tennyson.
  
      3. A shoe, or sandal, intended to protect the feet from wet,
            or to increase the apparent stature, and having,
            therefore, a very thick sole. Cf. {Chopine}.
  
                     In France the peasantry goes barefoot; and the
                     middle sort . . . makes use of wooden clogs.
                                                                              --Harvey.
  
      {Clog almanac}, a primitive kind of almanac or calendar,
            formerly used in England, made by cutting notches and
            figures on the four edges of a clog, or square piece of
            wood, brass, or bone; -- called also a {Runic staff}, from
            the Runic characters used in the numerical notation.
  
      {Clog dance}, a dance performed by a person wearing clogs, or
            thick-soled shoes.
  
      {Clog dancer}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Closehauled \Close"hauled`\, a. (Naut.)
      Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the
      direction from which the wind blows; -- said of a sailing
      vessel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Closely \Close"ly\, adv.
      1. In a close manner.
  
      2. Secretly; privately. [Obs.]
  
                     That nought she did but wayle, and often steepe Her
                     dainty couch with tears which closely she did weepe.
                                                                              --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Clowe-gilofre \Clowe"-gi*lof`re\, n. [See 3d {Clove}, and
      {Gillyflower}.]
      Spice clove. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coleslaw \Cole"slaw`\, n. [D. kool slaa cabbage salad.]
      A salad made of sliced cabbage.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Colical \Col"ic*al\, a.
      Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of, colic. --Swift.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Collegial \Col*le"gi*al\, n. [LL. collegialis.]
      Collegiate. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bird's nest \Bird's" nest`\, [or] Bird's-nest \Bird's-nest\, n.
      1. The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.
  
      2. (Cookery) The nest of a small swallow ({Collocalia
            nidifica} and several allied species), of China and the
            neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups.
  
      Note: The nests are found in caverns and fissures of cliffs
               on rocky coasts, and are composed in part of alg[91].
               They are of the size of a goose egg, and in substance
               resemble isinglass. See Illust. under {Edible}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Colloquial \Col*lo"qui*al\, a. [See {Colloqui}.]
      Pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and
      familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied;
      informal; as, colloquial intercourse; colloquial phrases; a
      colloquial style. -- {Col*lo"qui*al*ly}, adv.
  
               His [Johnson's] colloquial talents were, indeed, of the
               highest order.                                       --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Colloquialism \Col*lo"qui*al*ism\, n.
      A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or
      writing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Colloquialize \Col*lo"qui*al*ize\, v. t.
      To make colloquial and familiar; as, to colloquialize one's
      style of writing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Colloquial \Col*lo"qui*al\, a. [See {Colloqui}.]
      Pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and
      familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied;
      informal; as, colloquial intercourse; colloquial phrases; a
      colloquial style. -- {Col*lo"qui*al*ly}, adv.
  
               His [Johnson's] colloquial talents were, indeed, of the
               highest order.                                       --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Colossal \Co*los"sal\, a. [Cf. F. colossal, L. colosseus. See
      {Colossus}.]
      1. Of enormous size; gigantic; huge; as, a colossal statue.
            [bd]A colossal stride.[b8] --Motley.
  
      2. (Sculpture & Painting) Of a size larger than heroic. See
            {Heroic}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   College Hill, OH
      Zip code(s): 45224

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   calculator [Cambridge] n.   Syn. for {bitty box}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   calculator
  
      {bitty box}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Calculus of Communicating Systems
  
      (CCS) A mathematical model (a formal language) for describing
      processes, mostly used in the study of {parallelism}.   A CCS
      program, written in {behaviour expressions syntax} denotes a
      process behaviour.   Programs can be compared using the notion
      of {observational equivalence}.
  
      ["A Calculus of Communicating Systems", LNCS 92, Springer
      1980].
  
      ["Communication and Concurrency", R. Milner, P-H 1989].
  
      (1994-11-29)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   class library
  
      A library of reusable {class}es for use with an
      {object-oriented programming} system.
  
      (1994-12-05)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Classless Inter-Domain Routing
  
      (CIDR) /sid*r/ A scheme which allocates blocks of
      {Internet addresses} in a way that allows summarisation into a
      smaller number of {routing table} entries.
  
      A CIDR block is a block of {Internet addresses} assigned to an
      {Internet Service Provider} (ISP) by the {Internic}.
  
      CIDR was introduced to enable the use of more sophisticated
      {routing} protocols such as {OSPF}.
  
      See {RFC 1467}, {RFC 1518}, {RFC 1519} and {RFC 1520}.
  
      [Is this true?   Relation to classes?]
  
      (1997-03-06)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Clausal Language
  
      (CL) A programming language and {proof system}
      developed by Paul Voda and a colleague since 1997, written in
      {Trilogy} II.
  
      {Paul Voda Home (http://www.fmph.uniba.sk/~voda)}.
  
      (2002-05-28)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   COLASL
  
      An early system for numerical problems on the {IBM 7030}.   It
      used a special character set for input of natural mathematical
      expressions.
  
      [Sammet 1969, pp. 265-271].
  
      (1995-01-04)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Calcol
      (1 Chr. 2:6), sustenance, the same probably as Chalcol (1 Kings
      4:31), one of the four sages whom Solomon excelled in wisdom;
      for "he was wiser than all men."
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Calcol, nourishing
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Chalcol, who nourishes, consumes, and sustains the whole
  
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