Synonyms for ciphering
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed).
Related words
- Other spellings
- cyphering
Forms
- Plural
- cipherings → calculations, computations, reckonings, calculuses…
Example sentences
- calculation I beg to point out that your calculation is wrong.
- calculus My calculus class has been described as a cult.
- computation Machine learning demands a lot of computation.
- reckoning I guess the time of reckoning has arrived at last.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ciphering | rising | |
| calculation | falling | |
| calculus | rising | |
| computation | steady | |
| reckoning | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- calculus3
- 9 letters
- reckoning3
- 11 letters
- calculation4, computation4, supputation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (calculus3 = 3 syllables).