WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cal•i•cle
(kal′i kəl),USA pronunciation n.
- a cuplike depression or formation, as in corals.
- Botany, Zoologycalyculus.
- Latin caliculus small cup, equivalent. to calic- (stem of calix; see calix) cup + -ulus -ule
- 1840–50