How many syllables in calculus?

There are 3 syllables in the word calculus.

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Divide calculus into syllables:

cal · cu · lus

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

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