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Definition: Calculous |
CalculousAdjective1. Relating to or caused by or having a calculus or calculi. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Calculous \Cal"cu*lous\, adjective. [Latin expression calculosus.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Hardness | Adamant, adamantine, adamantean; concrete, stony, granitic, calculous, lithic, vitreous; horny, corneous; bony; osseous, ossific; cartilaginous; hard as a rock. Noun: stiff as buckram, stiff as a poker; stiff as starch, stiff as as board. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Calculous |
| English words defined with "calculous": Bezoar ♦ Lithagogue. (references) |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
calculous | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "calculous"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | cholecystitis calculosa (calculous cholecystitis), diathesis calculosa (calculous diathesis), anuria calculosa (calculous anuria). (various references) | |
Dutch | cholecystitis calculosa (calculous cholecystitis), diathesis calculosa (calculous diathesis). (various references) | |
French | cholécystite lithiasique (calculous cholecystitis), cholécystite calculeuse (calculous cholecystitis), diathèse calculeuse (calculous diathesis), anurie calculeuse (calculous anuria). (various references) | |
German | Cholecystitis calculosa (calculous cholecystitis), Steinanurie (calculous anuria), Diathesis calculosa (calculous diathesis), Anuria calculosa (calculous anuria). (various references) | |
Greek | λιθιασική διάθεσις (calculous diathesis). (various references) | |
Italian | calcoloso. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alculouscay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | colecistite litiásica (calculous cholecystitis), diátese calculosa (calculous diathesis). (various references) | |
Spanish | diatesis calculosa (calculous diathesis). (various references) | |
Swedish | sten- (lapidary, metalled, petrous, stone, stony). (various references) | |
Thai | ที่เกี่ยวกับก้อนนิ่ว. (various references) | |
Turkish | safrakesesinde taş olan, böbrek taşı türünden, böbrek taşı olan. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "calculous" (pronounced 'Cal"cu*lous'): Acanthocephalous, Acarpellous, Acephalous, Achilous, Acholous, Achylous, Acidulous, Adenophyllous, Amphibolous, Amyelous, Androcephalous, Anemorphilous, Angulous, Anhelous, Anisodactylous, Anisophyllous, Anomalous, Anomophyllous, Anthophilous, Antibillous, Antivariolous, Apellous, Aphyllous, Arenulous, Argillous, Artiodactylous, Aurocephalous, Autocephalous, Basylous, benevolous, Biangulous, Bibulous, Bicephalous, Callous, Cancellous, Caryophyllous, Cautelous, Cavernulous, Cephalous, Chylous, Corpusculous, Credulous, Daedalous, Decaphyllous, Dedalous, Depilous, Dicephalous, Diphyllous, Edentulous, Emulous, Encephalous, Endecaphyllous, Endophyllous, Entomophilous, Enubilous, Epiphyllous, Erysipelous, Exangulous, Exophyllous, Fabulous, Favillous, Fibrillous, Filipendulous, fistulous, Flosculous, Folliculous, frivolous, Gamophyllous, Ganocephalous, garrulous, Glandulous, Globulous, Granulous, Guttulous, Heptaphyllous, Hetercephalous, Heterophyllous, Hexaphyllous, Hirtellous, Hispidulous, Homomallous, Hydrocephalous, Hypophyllous, incredulous, Innubilous, Insulous, Irregulous, Isagelous, Isospondylous, Leucophyllous, Lyencephalous, macrocephalous, Macrophyllous, Malevolous, Mesaticephalous, Mesocephalous, meticulous, Micrencephalous, Microphyllous, miraculous, Monocephalous, monoculous, Monophyllous, Monoxylous, Monticulous, Morbillous, Musculous, Mutilous, Myelencephalous, Myriophyllous, Nebulous, Oraculous, Orgillous, Orgulous, Overcredulous, Overscrupulous, Pabulous, Papillous, Papulous, Parlous, Patulous, Pediculous, Pendulous, Pentaphyllous, Perdulous, Periculous, Perlous, Photophilous, Phyllous, Piaculous, Pilulous, Plectospondylous, Pleiophyllous, Podocephalous, Podophyllous, Polyphyllous, Populous, Preambulous, Procellous, Procoelous, Prostibulous, Pustulous, Quadriphyllous, Querulous, Ramulous, Rhabdocoelous, ridiculous, Rigidulous, Sabulous, Salicylous, saxicolous, Schizocoelous, Scintillous, Sciolous, Scopulous, scrofulous, scrupulous, sedulous, Semiflosculous, Sibilous, Solidungulous, Somniculous, Sphagnicolous, Stenophyllous, Stridulous, Subdolous, Subpodophyllous, Succulous, Suchospondylous, Tetraphyllous, Thallous, Tintinnabulous, Tortulous, Torulous, tremulous, Triphyllous, troublous, Tubicolous, Tumulous, Uncautelous, Undulous, Ungulous, unscrupulous, Urbicolous, Variolous, Ventriculous, Vernaculous, Versimilous, Villous, Violous, Vitriolous, Xerophilous, Xiphophyllous, Xylophilous. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-l-l-o-s-u-u" | |
-1 letter: calculus, occlusal. | |
-2 letters: callous, loculus. | |
-3 letters: callus, caucus, locals, oculus, oscula, sulcal. | |
-4 letters: calls, calos, cauls, coals, cocas, colas, culls, local, locus, luaus, lulus, ollas, salol, scall, scull, usual. | |
-5 letters: alls, also, call, calo, caul, coal, coca, cola, cols, cull, lacs, loca, luau, lulu, ocas, olla, sall, saul, sola, soul, sulu, ulus. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-l-l-o-s-u-u" | |
+4 letters: sociocultural. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 6C 63 75 6C 6F 75 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- .-.. -.-. ..- .-.. --- ..- ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01101100 01100011 01110101 01101100 01101111 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a l c u l o u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 006C 0063 0075 006C 006F 0075 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)376778698778818785 |
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