"calving" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkævɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈkɑːvɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: calvings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} calving (plural calvings)
  1. The act of giving birth to a calf
    Sense id: en-calving-en-noun-m-Hxytdb
  2. The breaking away of a mass of ice from an glacier, iceberg etc.
    Sense id: en-calving-en-noun-Q8~Q-PTi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 39 14 44 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 36 18 43
  3. (by extension) The process by which an iceberg is formed. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-calving-en-noun-BISYv6An Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 39 14 44 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 36 18 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: calving jack

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkævɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈkɑːvɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} calving
  1. present participle and gerund of calve Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: calve
    Sense id: en-calving-en-verb-De1Djkxm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 39 14 44 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 36 18 43

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for calving meaning in All languages combined (2.8kB)

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