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3 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You can describe a clever or dishonest action as calculated when it is very carefully planned or arranged. □  Irene's cleaning the floor had been a calculated attempt to cover up her crime.

4 ADJ [ADJ n] If you take a calculated risk, you do something which you think might be successful, although you have fully considered the possible bad consequences of your action.

cal|cu|lat|ing /kæ lkjʊle I t I ŋ/ ADJ If you describe someone as calculating , you disapprove of the fact that they deliberately plan to get what they want, often by hurting or harming other people. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  Northbridge is a cool, calculating and clever criminal who could strike again.

cal|cu|la|tion /kæ lkjʊle I ʃ ^ə n/ (calculations )

1 N‑VAR A calculation is something that you think about and work out mathematically. Calculation is the process of working something out mathematically. □  Leonard made a rapid calculation: he'd never make it in time. □ [+ of ] …the calculation of their assets.

2 N‑VAR A calculation is something that you think carefully about and arrive at a conclusion on after having considered all the relevant factors. □  For the President, the calculations are equally difficult. If the peacekeeping operation goes wrong, he risks appearing weak.

cal|cu|la|tor /kæ lkjʊle I tə ^r / (calculators ) N‑COUNT A calculator is a small electronic device that you use for making mathematical calculations. □  …a pocket calculator.

cal|cu|lus /kæ lkjʊləs/ N‑UNCOUNT Calculus is a branch of advanced mathematics which deals with variable quantities.

cal|en|dar /kæ l I ndə ^r / (calendars )

1 N‑COUNT A calendar is a chart or device which displays the date and the day of the week, and often the whole of a particular year divided up into months, weeks, and days. □  There was a calendar on the wall above, with large squares around the dates.

2 N‑COUNT A calendar is a particular system for dividing time into periods such as years, months, and weeks, often starting from a particular point in history. □  The Christian calendar was originally based on the Julian calendar of the Romans.

3 N‑COUNT [usu sing, usu with poss] You can use calendar to refer to a series or list of events and activities which take place on particular dates, and which are important for a particular organization, community, or person. □  It is one of the British sporting calendar's most prestigious events.

ca l|en|dar mo nth (calendar months )

1 N‑COUNT A calendar month is one of the twelve months of the year. □  Winners will be selected at the end of each calendar month.

2 N‑COUNT A calendar month is the period from a particular date in one month to the same date in the next month, for example from April 4th to May 4th.

ca l|en|dar yea r (calendar years ) N‑COUNT A calendar year is a period of twelve months from January 1 to December 31. Calendar year is often used in business to compare with the financial year .

calf /kɑː f, [AM ] kæ f/ (calves /kɑː vz, [AM ] kæ vz/)

1 N‑COUNT A calf is a young cow.

2 N‑COUNT Some other young animals, including elephants and whales, are called calves .

3 N‑COUNT Your calf is the thick part at the back of your leg, between your ankle and your knee. □  …a calf injury.

ca lf-length ADJ [ADJ n] Calf-length skirts, dresses, and coats come to halfway between your knees and ankles. □  …a black, calf-length coat.

calf|skin /kɑː fsk I n, [AM ] kæ f-/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Calfskin shoes and clothing are made from the skin of a calf. □  …calfskin boots.

cali|ber /kæ l I bə ^r / → see calibre

cali|brate /kæ l I bre I t/ (calibrates , calibrating , calibrated )

1 VERB If you calibrate an instrument or tool, you mark or adjust it so that you can use it to measure something accurately. [TECHNICAL ] □ [V n] …instructions on how to calibrate a thermometer.