calving
calving is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, calving is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofcalving
- To give birth to a calf
- To assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf
- To give birth to (a calf)
- (especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg)
Example: "The glacier was starting to calve even as we watched."
- (especially of an iceberg) to break off
Example: "The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier."
- (especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed (a large piece, e.g. an iceberg); to set loose (a mass of ice), e.g. a block of ice (coming off an iceberg)
Example: "The glacier was starting to calve an iceberg even as we watched."
- The act of giving birth to a calf
- The breaking away of a mass of ice from an iceberg, glacier etc.
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