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камень — meaning in English

kamen

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English meaning

  • calculus noun A branch of mathematics dealing with rates of change and the accumulation of quantities.
  • jewel noun A precious stone, especially one cut and polished for use in jewellery.
  • rock noun A hard natural mineral material, or a piece of it such as a stone or boulder.
  • stone noun A hard natural material, or a piece of it, such as rock or a pebble.

Senses

камень is used for these senses in English:

  • calculus (countable, medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
  • jewel (horology) A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
  • rock (chiefly, UK, Irish) A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble.
  • stone A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
  • stone (board games) A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon and go.
  • stone (printing, historical) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing.

calculus — full definition

  1. noun A branch of mathematics dealing with rates of change and the accumulation of quantities.
  2. noun A hard mineral deposit that forms in the body, such as on teeth or in an organ.

jewel — full definition

  1. noun A precious stone, especially one cut and polished for use in jewellery.
  2. noun Something regarded as especially precious or admirable.

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