"ciphering" meaning in English

See ciphering in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cipherings [plural]
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  1. (archaic) A calculation or computation. Tags: archaic Synonyms (calculation or computation): calculus
    Sense id: en-ciphering-en-noun-zY4yRFiq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 42 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 38 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of 'calculation or computation': 98 2
  2. (music) A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed). Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-ciphering-en-noun-BYHdQFqK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 42 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 38 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 32 31 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: reckoning, calculation

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} ciphering
  1. present participle and gerund of cipher Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: cipher
    Sense id: en-ciphering-en-verb-TLJij4pL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 42 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 38 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 32 31

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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