What does Calender mean?
Definitions for Calender
ˈkæl ən dərcal·en·der
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Princeton's WordNet
calenderverb
a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers
calenderverb
press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets
"calender paper"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Calendernoun
A hot press; a press in which clothiers smooth their cloth.
Etymology: from the verb.
To CALENDERverb
Etymology: calendrer, Fr. Skinner.
Wikipedia
Calender
A calender is a series of hard pressure rollers used to finish or smooth a sheet of material such as paper, textiles, rubber, or plastics. Calender rolls are also used to form some types of plastic films and to apply coatings. Some calender rolls are heated or cooled as needed. Calenders are sometimes misspelled calendars.
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A calender is a machine or device used to smooth and finish paper, textiles, or other materials by pressing them between rollers or plates to achieve a desired thickness, texture, or surface smoothness. It is commonly used in industries such as printing, papermaking, and textile manufacturing.
Webster Dictionary
Calendernoun
a machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper, etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance. It consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating
Calendernoun
one who pursues the business of calendering
Calendernoun
to press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper, etc
Calendernoun
one of a sect or order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes
Etymology: [Per. qalender.]
Wikidata
Calender
A calender is a series of hard pressure rollers used to form or smooth a sheet of material. In a principal application, the calender is located at the end of a papermaking process. Those that are used separate from the process are also called supercalenders. The purpose of a calender is to make the paper smooth and glossy for printing and writing.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Calender
kal′en-dėr, n. a press consisting of two rollers for smoothing and dressing cloth, paper, &c.: a person who calenders, properly a calendrer.—v.t. to dress in a calender.—ns. Cal′endering; Cal′endrer, one whose business it is to calender cloth; Cal′endry, a place where calendering is done. [Fr. calandre—L. cylindrus—L. kylindros.]
Calender
kal′en-dėr, n. a word somewhat loosely used for dervish in Persia and Central Asia. [Pers.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CALENDER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Calender is ranked #64388 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Calender surname appeared 309 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Calender.
60.1% or 186 total occurrences were White.
28.8% or 89 total occurrences were Black.
7.1% or 22 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.9% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Calender in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Calender in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Calender in a Sentence
First of all, market timing is very hard. And we like stocks and are not going to change that opinion just because the calender says May, the fundamentals remain strong and that's what we look at. The economy is on great footing.
There is no proof of any kind that selling in May and going away will add value, first of all, market timing is very hard. And we like stocks and are not going to change that opinion just because the calender says May.
If I had my way, I would remove January from the calender altogether and have an extra July instead.
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