cal|ci|na|tion — «KAL suh NAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or operation of calcining. 2. anything formed by calcining. 3. the state of being calcined … Useful english dictionary
cal|cu|la|tion|al — «KAL kyuh LAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with calculation … Useful english dictionary
cal|cu|la|tion — «KAL kyuh LAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing to find a result; computation: »We made a careful calculation of what the trip would cost us. 2. the result found by calculating: »Our first calculation was… … Useful english dictionary
cal|e|fac|tion — «KAL uh FAK shuhn», noun. 1. a making warm; warming; heating. 2. a heated condition. ╂[< Latin calefactiō, ōnis < calefacere; see etym. under calefacient (Cf. ↑calefacient)] … Useful english dictionary
cal|i|bra|tion — «KAL uh BRAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of calibrating: »The melting and boiling points of a large number of substances have been carefully measured and tabulated and these temperatures may now be used in the calibration of any type of… … Useful english dictionary
cal|li|sec|tion — «KAL uh SEHK shuhn», noun. painless vivisection; the dissection of living animals which have been anesthetized. ╂[< Latin callus hard skin + sectiō, ōnis a cutting] … Useful english dictionary
lo´cal|i|za´tion — lo|cal|ize «LOH kuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. to make local; fix in, assign, or limit to a particular place or locality: »The infection seemed to be localized in the foot. SYNONYM(S): place. –v.i. to become localized. –lo´cal|iz´a|ble,… … Useful english dictionary
mis|cal|cu|la|tion — «MIHS kal kyuh LAY shuhn», noun. a wrong or incorrect calculation: »[Hitler s] miscalculation was not in respect of Russia;…his miscalculation was in respect of Britain (Atlantic) … Useful english dictionary
re|cal|ci|tra|tion — «rih KAL suh TRAY shuhn», noun. opposition; repugnance … Useful english dictionary
vo|cal|i|za|tion — «VOH kuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of vocalizing. 2. the fact of being vocalized … Useful english dictionary