calculous

1. 1.

   relating to or caused by or having a calculus or calculi

Questions about calculous

What does calculous mean?

calculous means "relating to or caused by or having a calculus or calculi".

How many syllables are in calculous?

calculous has 3 syllables and divides as cal-cu-lous under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is calculous a common word?

calculous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.