calculous

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   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: cal-cu-lous. The stress falls on "cal".

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.