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How to pronounce calculator
Say it like this: /kæl.kjə.leɪ.tɚ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does calculator mean?
nounA mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; (now usually) an electronic one specifically.
“electronic calculator; pocket calculator”
A person who performs mathematical calculation.
“During the war, his grandmother had worked at the Bletchley Park decoding station as a calculator.”
A person who calculates (in the sense of scheming).
“He revealed himself to be a cold-blooded calculator out to sabotage his colleagues.”
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