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calender
a machine that presses cloth or paper through rollers: The laundry used a calender to press the sheets.
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cal·en·der
(kăl′ən-dər)n.
A machine in which paper or cloth is made smooth and glossy by being pressed through rollers.
tr.v. cal·en·dered, cal·en·der·ing, cal·en·ders
To press (paper or cloth) in the rollers of such a machine.
[French calandre, from Vulgar Latin *colendra, alteration (possibly influenced by Latin columna, column) of Latin cylindrus, roller; see cylinder.]
cal′en·der·er n.
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calender
(ˈkælɪndə)n
(Mechanical Engineering) a machine in which paper or cloth is glazed or smoothed by passing between rollers
vb
(Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to subject (material) to such a process
[C17: from French calandre, of unknown origin]
calender
(ˈkælɪndə)n
(Islam) a member of a mendicant order of dervishes in Turkey, Iran, and India
[from Persian kalandar]
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cal•en•der
(ˈkæl ən dər)n., v. -dered, -der•ing. n.
1. a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
2. a machine for impregnating fabric with rubber, as in the manufacture of automobile tires.
v.t. 3. to press in a calender.
[1505–15; < Middle French calandre]
cal′en•der•er, n.
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calender
Past participle: calendered
Gerund: calendering
| Imperative |
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| calender |
| calender |
| Present |
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| I calender |
| you calender |
| he/she/it calenders |
| we calender |
| you calender |
| they calender |
| Preterite |
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| I calendered |
| you calendered |
| he/she/it calendered |
| we calendered |
| you calendered |
| they calendered |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am calendering |
| you are calendering |
| he/she/it is calendering |
| we are calendering |
| you are calendering |
| they are calendering |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have calendered |
| you have calendered |
| he/she/it has calendered |
| we have calendered |
| you have calendered |
| they have calendered |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was calendering |
| you were calendering |
| he/she/it was calendering |
| we were calendering |
| you were calendering |
| they were calendering |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had calendered |
| you had calendered |
| he/she/it had calendered |
| we had calendered |
| you had calendered |
| they had calendered |
| Future |
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| I will calender |
| you will calender |
| he/she/it will calender |
| we will calender |
| you will calender |
| they will calender |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have calendered |
| you will have calendered |
| he/she/it will have calendered |
| we will have calendered |
| you will have calendered |
| they will have calendered |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be calendering |
| you will be calendering |
| he/she/it will be calendering |
| we will be calendering |
| you will be calendering |
| they will be calendering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been calendering |
| you have been calendering |
| he/she/it has been calendering |
| we have been calendering |
| you have been calendering |
| they have been calendering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been calendering |
| you will have been calendering |
| he/she/it will have been calendering |
| we will have been calendering |
| you will have been calendering |
| they will have been calendering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been calendering |
| you had been calendering |
| he/she/it had been calendering |
| we had been calendering |
| you had been calendering |
| they had been calendering |
| Conditional |
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| I would calender |
| you would calender |
| he/she/it would calender |
| we would calender |
| you would calender |
| they would calender |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have calendered |
| you would have calendered |
| he/she/it would have calendered |
| we would have calendered |
| you would have calendered |
| they would have calendered |
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Noun 1. [画像:calender - a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers]calender - a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers
machine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
Verb 1. calender - press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets; "calender paper"
press - place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"
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