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Example sentences for "calculates"

Lexicographically close words:
calcium; calcul; calculable; calculate; calculated; calculating; calculatingly; calculation; calculations; calculator
  1. Thomson calculates that, allowing only one electron to each atom in a gramme of hydrogen, the tiny globule of gas will contain as much energy as would be obtained by burning thirty-five tons of coal.

  2. Humboldt, in quoting this, calculates that in A.

  3. Tchihatcheff calculates that the night riding accomplishes only one quarter of the whole.

  4. But God calculates unerringly the precise amount of mental discipline or improvement earned by every mental exertion.

  5. He calculates instantly the cyclone's path, the movement of every particle of air, the direction, velocity and path of every raindrop.

  6. I receive from too many quarters the account of the distresses of my countrymen to doubt their truth--distresses brought on themselves by a feebleness of mind which calculates very illy its own happiness.

  7. He calculates only on the torpitude of the present moment in which France is: he does not seem to take into account the difference between his head and the late King's.

  8. He calculates that there are more than a million pagans and Mahomedans in the islands.

  9. But Waterston calculates the temperature of the solar surface at above ten, and probably twelve million Fahrenheit.

  10. But Wallaston only calculates his light at one-fourth of this amount; and Steinheil makes it only one two-hundredth part of the former estimate.

  11. Dowler calculates the age of a skeleton of an Indian, found at the depth of sixteen feet in digging the gas works at New Orleans, at fifty thousand years; while the U.

  12. Wallbach calculates that half of the estate, if sold to the railroad, would be worth three or four times as much as the whole of it is now, but he hesitates to give advice in the matter.

  13. The general who calculates on the victory does not fight in person," answered Zanoni; "let the past sleep with the dead.

  14. Humboldt calculates that nearly a million turtles annually deposit their eggs on the banks of the Lower Orinoco.

  15. The superiority of piece-paid labor is greater in proportion as the workman calculates his own advantage.

  16. Dufour calculates that such a machine could shoot an arrow of half a kilogram in weight to a distance of about 860 yards.

  17. With reference to such cases the Emperor calculates that a stone of 3000 lbs.

  18. He calculates that he has found near eight hundred thousand Jews, of which about half are independent, and not subjects of any Christian or Gentile sovereign.

  19. As to flying machines, properly so called, he calculates the best that has been done to be the sustaining of from 27 lbs.

  20. I think he reckons without his host if he calculates upon Peel's politeness extending to the offer of a place to our Vice-President in the event of his coming in.

  21. He calculates the performances of steam-engines, and finds that 100 lbs.

  22. He records observations on the heat generated in water agitated by the pulping engine of a paper manufactory, and calculates the equivalent of that heat in horse-power.

  23. Mr. Cuthill calculates that there are 200 acres employed around the metropolis in the growth of strawberries, and 5 acres planted as mushroom-beds.

  24. It is it that calculates without interest, and rates the actions according to their merit, and not their value, the inexhaustible treasure of sensitive souls; every thing becomes precious formed for it or by it.

  25. Geological Survey calculates at a million dollars for each working day.

  26. Vanity calculates but poorly on the vanity of others.

  27. It calculates the means, order, time, and method of doing.

  28. On this canon the French writer calculates the inhabitants of Rome at that time.


  29. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "calculates" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.