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calculatorAn electronic device used to perform mathematical calculations

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: An electronic device used to perform mathematical calculations

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkælkjəleɪtər/

Example Sentences

  • My calculator battery died right before the final exam - talk about bad timing!
  • She's so good at math, she's basically a human calculator.
  • The accountant always keeps a calculator on his desk for quick calculations.

calculator

NOUN

[/ˈkælkjəleɪtər/]

An electronic device used to perform mathematical calculations

a focused student holds a sleek electronic calculator while looking at a complex math worksheet. She presses buttons on the calculator's keypad as numbers appear on its digital display screen. The calculator quickly processes the mathematical equations and shows the results. The student writes down the answers from the calculator onto her test paper with a relieved smile. Other students around her also use their own calculators to solve difficult problems.  an electronic device being used to perform mathematical calculations
💡 Concept

a focused student holds a sleek electronic calculator while looking at a complex math worksheet. She presses buttons on the calculator's keypad as numbers appear on its digital display screen. The calculator quickly processes the mathematical equations and shows the results. The student writes down the answers from the calculator onto her test paper with a relieved smile. Other students around her also use their own calculators to solve difficult problems. an electronic device being used to perform mathematical calculations

Trust your calculator to set the regulator!
🎵 Rhyme

Trust your calculator to set the regulator!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkælkjəleɪtər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkælkjʊleɪtə/

🌳Etymology

Rootcalculate
Suffix--or

🎵Rhyme

ulatorulatorregulator
ulator
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regulator

🔗Collocations

pocket calculator
scientific calculator
use a calculator
calculator function
graphing calculator

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My calculator battery died right before the final exam - talk about bad timing!

😄 Fun example

She's so good at math, she's basically a human calculator.

The accountant always keeps a calculator on his desk for quick calculations.

Modern smartphones have built-in calculator apps that are more powerful than old computers.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

computeradding machinecalculating devicedigital calculator

Antonyms

abacusmanual calculation

Related

mathematicscalculationcomputearithmeticequation

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