"calving" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkævɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈkɑːvɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: calvings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːvɪŋ 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 a glacier, iceberg etc.
    Sense id: en-calving-en-noun-NXAgoPWp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 82 4 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 80 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 82 5 5
  3. (by extension) The process by which an iceberg is formed. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-calving-en-noun-BISYv6An
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: calving jack

Verb

IPA: /ˈkævɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈkɑːvɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɑːvɪŋ 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

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːvɪŋ"
    }
  ],
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      ]
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      ],
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          "glacier",
          "glacier"
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        ]
      ]
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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