calculus

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noun

1. a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts;
found in hollow organs or ducts of the body (Freq. 1)
- renal calculi can be very painful
• Syn:
concretion
• Derivationally related forms:
calculous
• Hypernyms:
rock, stone
• Hyponyms:
bladder stone, cystolith, enterolith, gallstone, bilestone,
kidney stone, urinary calculus, nephrolith, renal calculus, ptyalith, sialolith,
salivary calculus, urolith
2. an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
• Syn:
tartar, tophus
• Hypernyms:
crust, incrustation, encrustation
3. the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
• Syn:
infinitesimal calculus
• Derivationally related forms:
calculate
• Topics:
mathematics, math, maths
• Hypernyms:
pure mathematics
• Hyponyms:
analysis, differential calculus, method of fluxions, integral calculus, calculus of variations

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  infinitesimal calculus, tartar, tophus, concretion