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3 N‑UNCOUNT Calm is used to refer to a quiet, still, or peaceful atmosphere in a place. □ [+ of ] …the rural calm of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

4 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If someone says that a place is calm , they mean that it is free from fighting or public disorder, when trouble has recently occurred there or had been expected. [JOURNALISM ] □  The city of Sarajevo appears relatively calm today. ● N‑UNCOUNT [oft a N ] Calm is also a noun. □  Community and church leaders have appealed for calm and no retaliation.

5 VERB To calm a situation means to reduce the amount of trouble, violence, or panic there is. □ [V n] Mr Beazer tried to calm the protests.

6 ADJ If the sea or a lake is calm , the water is not moving very much and there are no big waves. □  …as we slid into the calm waters of Cowes Harbour.

7 ADJ Calm weather is pleasant weather with little or no wind. □  Tuesday was a fine, clear and calm day.

8 N‑COUNT In sailing, a flat calm or a dead calm is a condition of the sea or the weather in which there is very little wind or movement of the water. [TECHNICAL ]

9 VERB When the sea calms , it becomes still because the wind stops blowing strongly. When the wind calms , it stops blowing strongly. □ [V ] Dawn came, the sea calmed but the cold was as bitter as ever.

10 PHRASE You can use the calm before the storm to refer to a quiet period in which there is little or no activity, before a period in which there is a lot of trouble or intense activity.

▸  calm down

1 PHRASAL VERB If you calm down , or if someone calms you down , you become less angry, upset, or excited. □ [V P ] Calm down for a minute and listen to me. □ [V n P ] He needs to calm himself down and find a balance. [Also V P n]

2 PHRASAL VERB If things calm down , or someone or something calms things down , the amount of activity, trouble, or panic is reduced. □ [V P ] We will go back to normal when things calm down. □ [V n P ] Neil Howorth, director of the academy, tried to calm things down. COLLOCATIONS calm NOUN 3

adjective + calm : eerie, preternatural, uneasy; relative; unruffled, Zen-like

verb + calm : maintain, restore

calm|ly /kɑː mli/

1 ADV [ADV with v] You can use calmly to emphasize that someone is behaving in a very controlled or ordinary way in a frightening or unusual situation. [WRITTEN , EMPHASIS ] □  The gunmen calmly walked away and escaped in a waiting car.

2 → see also calm

Cal|or gas /kæ lə ^r gæs/ N‑UNCOUNT Calor gas is gas in liquid form which is sold in special containers so that people can use it in places which are not connected to the gas supply, such as tents or caravans. [TRADEMARK ]

ca|lor|ic /kəlɔː r I k/ ADJ [ADJ n] Caloric means relating to calories. □  …a daily caloric intake of from 400 to 1200 calories.

calo|rie /kæ ləri/ (calories )

1 N‑COUNT Calories are units used to measure the energy value of food. People who are on diets try to eat food that does not contain many calories. □  A cafe latte does have quite a lot of calories. □  …calorie controlled diets.

2 → see also -calorie

-calorie /-kæ ləri/ COMB [usu ADJ n] -calorie is used after adjectives such as low or high to indicate that food contains a small or a large number of calories. □  …low-calorie margarine. □  …reduced-calorie mayonnaise.

calo|rif|ic /kæ lər I f I k/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] The calorific value of something, or its calorific content, is the number of calories it contains. [TECHNICAL ] □  …food with a high calorific value.

cal|um|ny /kæ ləmni/ (calumnies ) N‑VAR Calumny or a calumny is an untrue statement made about someone in order to reduce other people's respect and admiration for them. [FORMAL ] □  He was the victim of calumny.

calve /kɑː v, [AM ] kæ v/ (calves , calving , calved )