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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Cal-çīn'a-ble, a. p. 184Capable of being calcined; capable of being reduced to a friable state by the action of fire.Căl'çi-nāte, v. t. p. 184To calcine. [Rare.] See CALCINE.Căl'çi-nā'tion, n. p. 184(Chem.) The operation of expelling from a substance, by heat, some volatile matter with which it is combined, and thus disintegrating it and reducing it to a friable state. Thus carbonate of lime is…Cal-çĭn'a-to-ry, n. p. 184A vessel used in calcination.Cal-çine' or Cal'çine, v. t. p. 184To reduce to a powder, or to a friable state, by the action of heat; or to expel some volatile matter from, as carbonic acid from limestone. 2. To oxidize, as a metal; to reduce to a metallic calx.Cal'cine' or cāl'cine, v. t. p. 184To be converted into a powder or friable substance, or into a calx, by the action of heat. “Calcining without fusion.” Newton.Cal-cin'er, n. p. 184One who, or that which, calcines.Căl'cite, n. p. 184(Min.) Carbonate of lime, consisting of lime and carbonic acid. It is rhombohedral in its crystallization, and thus distinguished from arragonite. It includes common limestone, with all the white and…Căl'çi-trāte, v. t. p. 184To kick. [Obs.]Cal'çi-trā'tion, n. p. 184The act of kicking. Ross.Căl'çi-ŭm, n. p. 184(Chem.) The metallic basis of lime. Calcium light, an intense light produced by the incandescence of a ball of lime in the flame of a combination of oxygen and hydrogen gases.Cal-cŏg'ra-pher, n. p. 184One who practices calcography.Căl'co-grāph'ic or Căl'co-grāph'ic-al, a. p. 184Relating to, or in the style of, calcography.Cal-eŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 184The art of drawing with chalk, or of engraving in the style of a chalk-drawing.Căl'e/-sīn/ter, n. p. 184See CALCITE.Cāle'-spār, n. p. 185See CALCITE.Cālc'-tūff, n. p. 185See CALCITE.Căl'cu-la-ble, a. p. 185Capable of being calculated, or ascertained by calculation.Cæl'lu-la-ry, n. p. 185A congeries of little stony knots found in the pulp of the pear and other fruits.Căl'cu-la-ry, a. p. 185Relating to the disease of the stone in the bladder.Cāl'cu-lāte, v. t. p. 185To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes, usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon; to compute; as, to calculate expenses; to calculate the motions of the heavens. A calendar…Căl'cu-lāte, v. i. p. 185To make a calculation; to estimate. “The strong passions, whether good or bad, never calculate.” F. W. Robertson.Calculating machine p. 185an engine intended for the mechanical performance of mathematical operations, chiefly invented by Charles Babbage and G. and E. Scheutz. It performs all the operations of the four rules of…Căl/cu-lā'tion, n. p. 185The art, act, or result of calculating; computation; reckoning. “Means employed by the ancients for the calculation of eclipses.” Nichol. The mountain is not so high as his calculation makes it.…Căl'cu-lā'tive, a. p. 185Pertaining to calculation; tending to calculate. “Long habits of calculative dealings.” Burke.Căl'cu-lā'tor, n. p. 185One 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.Căl'cu-la-to-ry, a. p. 185Belonging to calculation. Sherwood.Căl'cūle, n. p. 185Reckoning; computation. [Obs.] Howell.Cāl'en-lōŭs, a. p. 185Like stone; hard; gritty; as, a calculous concretion. Browne. 2. Affected with the gravel or stone; as, a calculous person. Sharp.Căl'cu-lŭs, n. p. 185(Med.) Any hard, solid concretion, formed in any part of the body, but most frequent in the organs that act as reservoirs, and in the excretory canals; as, biliary calculi; urinary calculi, &c.…Cal'dron, n. p. 185A large kettle or boiler, of copper or other metal. “Caldrons of boiling oil.” Prescott.Ca-lèche', n. p. 185See CALASH.Căl'e-dō'ni-an, n. p. 185(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of Caledonia, now Scotland.Căl'e-dō'ni-an, a. p. 185(Geog.) Pertaining to Caledonia, or Scotland; Scottish; Scotch.Căl'e-fā'cient, a. p. 185Making warm; heating. [Rare.]Căl'e-fā'cient, n. p. 185(Med.) A substance that excites warmth in the parts to which it is applied, as mustard, &c. Dunglison.Căl'e-fā'ction, n. p. 185The act or operation of warming or heating; the production of heat in a body by the action of fire, or by the communication of heat from other bodies. 2. The state of being heated.Căl'e-făc'tive, a. p. 185Same as CALEFACTORY. [R.]Cal'e-fāe'tor, n. p. 185A small kind of stove. Tozer.Căl'e-făc'to-ry, a. p. 185Making warm or hot; communicating heat; as, calefactory apparatus.Căl'e-fy, v. i. p. 185To grow hot or warm; to be heated. Browne.Căl'e-fy, v. t. p. 185To make warm or hot. Johnson.Căl'lem-bourg', n. p. 185A pun. Brande.Căl'en-dar, n. p. 185An orderly arrangement of the divisions of time, as days, weeks, months, &c., adapted to the purposes of civil life, forming part of an almanac. 2. An almanac; an ephemeris. Shepherds of people had…Căl'en-dar, v. t. p. 185To enter or write in a calendar; to register.Căl'en-dā'ri-al, a. p. 185Of, or pertaining to, the calendar.Cal'en-der, n. p. 185A machine or hot press, used to press cloths, paper, &c., for the purpose of making them smooth, even, and glossy, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance. It consists of two or more…Cal'en-der, v. t. p. 185To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth, glossy, and wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper, &c. Ure.Căl'en-dōg'ra-pher, n. p. 185One who makes calendars.Căl'en-drer, n. p. 185A person who calendars cloth; a calendar.Ca-lĕn'dri-e-al, a. p. 185Pertaining to a calendar.Căl'ends, n. pl. p. 185The first day of each month among the Romans. The origin of this name is differently related. Varro supposes it to have originated in the practice of notifying the time of the new moon, by a priest…Ca-lēn'du-lā, n. p. 185(Bot.) A plant used for ornamental purposes; the marigold;—so called because it is in flower during the calends of every month, that is, during every month in the year.Ca-lēn'du-līne, n. p. 185(Chem.) A gummy or mucilaginous substance obtained from the marigold. Brande.Căl'en-tûre, n. p. 185(Med.) A delirium tremens, caused by the heat of the tropical sun at sea, which often leads the affected person to throw himself into the water. 'Tis but the raging calenture of love: Like a…Ca-lē'scence, n. p. 185Growing warmth; increasing heat.Călf, n. p. 185The young of the cow, or of the bovine genus of quadrupeds. 2. An ignorant, stupid person; a dolt. [Colloq.] “Some silly, doting, brainless calf?” Drayton. 3. The thick, fleshy part of the leg…Călf'-skin, n. p. 185The hide or skin of a calf; or leather made of the skin.Cā'ī, n. p. 185(Hindoo Myth.) The tenth avatar or incarnation of the god Vishnu, who is expected by the Hindoos to appear in the form of a horse with a human head. [Written also calci.]Căl'i-a-tour-wood, n. p. 185A kind of dye-wood from India;— sometimes confounded with red sandalwood. Simmonds.