mis|cal|cu|la|tion

mis|cal|cu|la|tion
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).


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  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • miscalculate — mis|cal|cu|late [ ,mıs kælkjə,leıt ] verb intransitive or transitive to make a mistake in calculating numbers: Official estimates have been miscalculated by as much as $100 million. a. to make a wrong judgment about what will happen or what to do …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • miscalculate — mis•cal•cu•late [[t]mɪsˈkæl kyəˌleɪt[/t]] v. t. v. i. lat•ed, lat•ing to calculate or judge incorrectly: to miscalculate the amount of work required[/ex] • Etymology: 1690–1700 mis cal•cu•la′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • miscalculation — mis|cal|cu|la|tion [mısˌkælkjuˈleıʃən] n 1.) a mistake made in deciding how long something will take to do, how much money you will need etc 2.) a wrong judgment about a situation …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • miscalculation — mis*cal cu*la tion n. 1. a mistake in calculating. Syn: misreckoning, misestimation. [WordNet 1.5] 2. An error in judgment, especially about the effects of action or the likely course of events; as, IBM s miscalculation about the impact of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… …   English syllables

  • ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • cu — acal·cu·lia; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; ac·cu·ra·cy; ac·cu·rate; ac·cu·rate·ly; ac·cu·rate·ness; ac·cu·sa·tion; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·trix; ad·os·cu·la·tion; aes·cu·la·ce·ae; aes·cu·la·pi·an;… …   English syllables

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

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