calculus
nounHow many syllables in calculus?
There are 3 syllables in the word calculus.How to pronounce calculus:
Definition of calculus:
- calculus (noun):
- a method of computation or calculation in a special notation (as of logic or symbolic logic)
- a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body.
Synonyms for calculus:
arithmetic
bilestone
bladder stone
calculation
computation
concretion
enterolith
estimation
figures
figuring
gallstone
infinitesimal calculus
kidney stone
math
mathematics
nephrolith
numbers
ptyalith
reckoning
renal calculus
rock
salivary calculus
sialolith
stone
tartar
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Antonyms for calculus:
conjecture
estimation
guesstimation
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- calathea
- cagily
- caesura
- caesarean
- caesarea
- caciques
- cabulum
- cabrito
- cabbages
- buttering
- butchery
- bustier
- buscemi
- burrowing
- burritos
- burlington
- bureaucrats
- burberry
- bumpingly
- bumbrella
- bulldozer
- buena
- bryophyta
- bryophyllum
- bryanna
- brotherhood
- broderick
- brittiney
- brigitte
- briella
- brawniest
- bravadoed
- bradypnea
- bracelets
- bowerly
- bouvier
- boutique
- bourguignon
- bourgeois
- boulevard
- bottega
- botanic
- boreal
- bordelaise
- bolognese
- bogota
- bloodspiller
- blizzardous
- blameable
- blacksmithing
- … more
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