calculator

CEFRB1

/ˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A device or program used for doing mathematical calculations.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who performs mathematical calculation.

Examples

  • A businessman is working out some figures with a calculator.

  • The calculator on the table is mine.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈkʰæɫ.kjəˌleɪ̯.ɾɚ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; (now usually) an electronic one specifically.

  2. A person who calculates (in the sense of scheming).

  3. A set of mathematical tables.

More examples

In context

  • I told him to hand me a calculator and he jokingly placed an adding machine at my side.

  • The calculator on a bookkeeper's desk in the 1950s was an adding machine with mechanical guts.

  • electronic calculator; pocket calculator

Synonyms

Quick test

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Origin

noun

In the sense of a person, from Middle English calkelatour (“a mathematician, an astrologer”), borrowed from Latin calculātor, equivalent to calculate + -or. The other meanings arose in Modern English.