calculator

Other forms of calculator

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calculators·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about calculator

What does calculator mean?

calculator means "an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in calculator?

calculator has 4 syllables: cal-cu-la-tor. The stress falls on "cal". In IPA it is /ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɚ/.

What is another word for calculator?

Close synonyms include reckoner, figurer, estimator, computer, calculating machine. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is calculator a common word?

calculator is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with calculator?

14 words rhyme with calculator. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.