calculus

Other forms of calculus

plural

calculi

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 calculus

What does calculus mean?

calculus means "a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in calculus?

calculus has 3 syllables: cal-cu-lus. The stress falls on "cal". In IPA it is /ˈkælkjələs/.

What is another word for calculus?

Close synonyms include concretion, tartar, tophus, infinitesimal calculus. 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 calculus a common word?

calculus 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.