calender

[ kal-uh n-der ]
/ ˈkæl ən dər /

noun

a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
a machine for impregnating fabric with rubber, as in the manufacture of automobile tires.

verb (used with object)

to press in a calender.

Origin of calender

1505–15; < Middle French calandre, by vowel assimilation < *colandre < Vulgar Latin *colendra, for Latin cylindrus cylinder; compare Middle English calendrer (< Anglo-French) as name of occupation

OTHER WORDS FROM calender

cal·en·der·er, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH calender

calendar calender colander

Words nearby calender

calendar day, calendar month, calendar watch, calendar year, calendarize, calender, calends, calendula, calenture, calesa, calescent

Words related to calendering

register, detail, note, place, classify, file, enter, post, specify, invoice, tab, enumerate, poll, numerate, index, particularize, itemize, catalogue, book, inventory

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British Dictionary definitions for calendering (1 of 2)

calender 1
/ (ˈkælɪndə) /

noun

a machine in which paper or cloth is glazed or smoothed by passing between rollers

verb

(tr) to subject (material) to such a process

Word Origin for calender

C17: from French calandre, of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for calendering (2 of 2)

calender 2
/ (ˈkælɪndə) /

noun

a member of a mendicant order of dervishes in Turkey, Iran, and India

Word Origin for calender

from Persian kalandar