cal

¹ American  

1. calorie.

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Cal ² American  

[kal] / kæl /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Calvin.

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Cal ³ American  

1. kilocalorie.

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cal. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. calendar.

2. caliber.

3. calorie.

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Cal. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. California.

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cal. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. calendar

2. calibre

3. calorie (small)

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Cal. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Calorie (large)

2. California

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CAL ³ British  

abbreviation

1. computer-aided (or -assisted) learning

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Example Sentences

Taylor owns Central Coast Snake Services, a serpent consulting business, directs the Physiological Ecology of Reptiles Laboratory at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is part of a network of volunteers who help ethically relocate rattlesnakes into the wild.

From Los Angeles Times

Beyond the Cal/OSHA investigation, which has not previously been detailed publicly, attorneys for the state allege the Sheriff’s Department has impeded the workplace safety inquiry and refused to hand over vital documents, according to court filings in an ongoing dispute between the two agencies.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Sheriff’s Department is continuing to cooperating with CAL OSHA’s investigation, taking into account that two active criminal investigations are ongoing — the Sheriff’s Department death investigation and the ATF’s second device investigation,” the statement read — the latter a reference to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

From Los Angeles Times

But out of 19 document requests, sheriff’s officials handed over two, according to an affidavit from a Cal/OSHA investigator filed in court.

From Los Angeles Times

Cal/OSHA sued the Sheriff’s Department on Jan. 15 and asked a judge to intervene to force the department to hand over the documents.

From Los Angeles Times