Used in a Sentence

calving

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for calving.

Editorial note

I would guess that scale in this context refers to the extent to which the calving happens rather than a specific scale named calving.

Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The act of giving birth to a calf

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of calving gathered in one view.

noun

The act of giving birth to a calf

noun

The breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier, iceberg etc.

noun

(by extension) The process by which an iceberg is formed.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for calving.

noun

The act of giving birth to a calf

noun

The breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier, iceberg etc.

noun

(by extension) The process by which an iceberg is formed.

Example sentences

1

I would guess that scale in this context refers to the extent to which the calving happens rather than a specific scale named calving.

2

This method assumes that all ice flow through a fixed flux gate, usually located near or at the last known calving front position, is lost through iceberg calving.

3

They are very docile, and the breed organization emphasizes valuable commercial traits like calving ease, weight gain, and ribeye area.

4

Where the ice sheet begins to float is where ice shelves or calving happens.

5

The assumption also does not hold well for any irregular behaviour, such as ice shelves that have lost ice through large calving events.

6

It’s kind of endearing and also funny the way a piece of ice is talked about like it’s an animal on a migration… calving, etc.

7

The biggest problems were always related to calving complications (see below).

8

The calving process results in ice already floating in water moving.

9

The calving process moves mass hundreds of kilometers away from Antarctica.

10

I have read, re-read, and re-re-read Calving and Hobbes for the last 20 years.

11

The linked article appears to be about iceberg calving events.

12

A monitor is also available that goes over the tail and monitors when a cow begins calving and alerts the farmer, traditionally farmers would wake up every hour or two to check on cows that were close.

Quote examples

1

On a slightly related topic, all this "Calvin pissing on cross" and "Calving kneeling against the cross" make me angrier than it should.

2

"calving scale" gives about one thousand matches on Google and they don't seem related.

3

"Peeing Calving" stickers are way too common in India.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use calving in a sentence?

I would guess that scale in this context refers to the extent to which the calving happens rather than a specific scale named calving.

What does calving mean?

The act of giving birth to a calf

What part of speech is calving?

calving is commonly used as noun.