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calculator
- /ˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/
- /kæl.kjə.leɪ.tɚ/ US
- [ˈkʰæɫ.kjəˌleɪ̯.ɾɚ] US
Where it comes from
In the sense of a person, from Middle English calkelatour (“a mathematician, an astrologer”), borrowed from Latin calculātor, equivalent to calculate + -or. The other meanings arose in Modern English.
noun calculators
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A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; (now usually) an electronic one specifically.
electronic calculator; pocket calculator
Similar: electronic calculator
- A person who performs mathematical calculation. During the war, his grandmother had worked at the Bletchley Park decoding station as a calculator.
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A person who calculates (in the sense of scheming).
Near-synonyms: schemer, plotter; manipulator
Similar: schemer, plotter, manipulator
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A set of mathematical tables.
Similar: ready reckoner
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: computer, figurer, reckoner, estimator, calculating machine, computing, spreadsheet, computation, calculating, calculation, worksheet, controller, machine, computers, adding machine, abacus
Translations
Every language
noun electronic device that performs mathematical calculations
| Español | calculador, calculadora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 계산기 gyesan'gi |
| 日本語 | 電卓 dentaku, 計算機 keisanki |
| 中文 | 計算器 /计算器 jìsuànqì, 電子計算器 /电子计算器 diànzǐ jìsuànqì |
| हिन्दी | परिकलक pariklak, कैलकुलेटर kailkuleṭar, परिकलित्र pariklitra |
| Kiswahili | kikokotozi |
| Português | calculadora |
| Français | calculatrice, calculette |
| Deutsch | Rechner, Taschenrechner |
| Italiano | calcolatrice |
| Ελληνικά | αριθμομηχανή arithmomichaní, κομπιουτεράκι kompiouteráki |
| Română | calculator, computer |
| Русский | калькуля́тор kalʹkuljátor |
| Tiếng Việt | máy tính cầm tay |
| العربية | حَاسِبَة ḥāsiba, آلَة حَاسِبَة ʔāla ḥāsiba, مِحْسَاب miḥsāb |
| עברית | מַחְשְׁבוֹן makhshevón |
noun mechanical device that performs mathematical calculations
| 中文 | 計算器 /计算器 jìsuànqì, 計算機 /计算机 jìsuànjī |
|---|---|
| Português | calculadora |
| Italiano | calcolatrice |
| Ελληνικά | αριθμομηχανή arithmomichaní |
| Română | calculator, mașină de calculat |
| Русский | вычисли́тельная маши́на vyčislítelʹnaja mašína, счётная маши́на sčótnaja mašína, арифмо́метр arifmómetr |
| Tiếng Việt | máy tính cơ khí, máy tính tương tự, dụng cụ tính toán |
| עברית | מונה mone |
noun dated: a person who performs mathematical calculations
| 日本語 | 計算者 keisansha |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 計算者 /计算者 jìsuànzhě |
| हिन्दी | परिकलक pariklak |
| Português | calculador, calculista |
| Italiano | calcolatore, calcolatrice |
| Română | calculator, calculatoare |
| Русский | счётчик sčótčik, расчётчик rasčótčik |
| Tiếng Việt | người tính |
| עברית | חשבונאי kheshbona'y, חשבונאית kheshbona'yt |
noun person who calculates (in the sense of scheming)
| 中文 | 計算者 /计算者 jìsuànzhě |
|---|---|
| Português | calculista |
| Deutsch | Rechner |
| Tiếng Việt | người láu cá |
noun set of mathematical tables
| 日本語 | 計算表 keisannhyō |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 計算表 /计算表 jìsuànbiǎo |
| Français | tables |
| Italiano | tabelle |
| Română | tabele |
| Русский | табли́цы расчётов tablícy rasčótov, табли́ца tablíca |
| Tiếng Việt | máy tính dạng bảng |
| עברית | טבלת חישובים t'avlat khishuvym |
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title = {calculator},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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