Dictionary

cal en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /kæl/

Etymology

Clippings.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of calorie.
   alt of calorie
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of caliber.
   alt of caliber
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of calendar.
   alt of calendar
   • “I set an hour on my cal every day for a home workout. Then I’d be on calls for three hours, then I’d make a homemade breakfast, take a walk at lunchtime, work on something non-screen-related in the evening, cook dinner and go on a run,” she said. 2020 April 1, Taylor Lorenz, “Stop Trying to Be Productive”, in The New York Times:
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of calibration.
   alt of calibration
5. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of calculator.
   alt of calculator

Forms

Deriveds

lo-cal · sci cal · low-cal

cal en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /kæl/

Meanings

1. (Cornwall, UK, archaic, dialectal, uncountable) wolfram, an ore of tungsten.

cal en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /kæl/

Etymology

Clipping of calcium hydroxide.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).

Relateds

Nor-cal · So-cal

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