Definition of calender Calender

Cal•en•der

We found 14 definitions of calender from 6 different sources.

What does calender mean?

Noun Plural: calenders
calender - a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers
		machine any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
Verb calenders, calendering, calendered
calender - press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets; "calender paper"
		press place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"

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calender (Noun)
A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc. , a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
calender (Noun)
One who pursues the business of calendering.
calender (Noun)
One of a wandering, mendicant Sufic order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes, founded in the 13th century by an Arab named Yusuf.
calender (Verb)
To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper etc. , as in the homonymous machine.

calender (n.)
A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper, etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance. It consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
calender (n.)
One who pursues the business of calendering.
calender (n.)
To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper, etc.
calender (n.)
One of a sect or order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes.

calender
kal′en-dėr, n. a press consisting of two rollers for smoothing and dressing cloth, paper, &c.: a person who calenders, properly a calendrer.—v.t. to dress in a calender.—ns. Cal′endering; Cal′endrer, one whose business it is to calender cloth; Cal′endry, a place where calendering is done. [Fr. calandre—L. cylindrus—L. kylindros.]
calender
kal′en-dėr, n. a word somewhat loosely used for dervish in Persia and Central Asia. [Pers.]