calender
pronunciation
How to pronounce calender in British English:
UK ['kælɪndə]
How to pronounce calender in American English:
US ['kæləndə]
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- Noun:
- a machine that smoothes or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers
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- Verb:
- press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets
Word Origin
- calender (v.)
- "to pass through a calender," a machine which smooths and presses paper, cloth, etc., 1510s, from Middle French calandre, the machine name, from Medieval Latin calendra (see calender (n.)).
- calender (n.)
- "machine which smooths and presses paper, cloth, etc.," 1510s (late 13c. in surnames of persons who use such a machine), 1510s, from Old French calandreur, from Medieval Latin calendra "cloth-pressing machine," so called from the shape of the machine used, from Latin cylindrus, from Greek kylindros "roll, cylinder" (see cylinder).
Example
- 1. Sharing invitations offer the recipient access to your calender folder .
- 2. Some similar calender will come into use in the future .
- 3. Fixed incorrect year being displayed for calender year awards .
- 4. This is the calender of december .
- 5. Added or having an addition to make the calender year correspond to the solar year .