[kal-uh
n-der] 
| 1. | a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders. |
| 2. | a machine for impregnating fabric with rubber, as in the manufacture of automobile tires. |
| 3. | to press in a calender. |
| cal·en·der (kāl'ən-dər) n. A machine in which paper or cloth is made smooth and glossy by being pressed through rollers. tr.v. cal·en·dered, cal·en·der·ing, cal·en·ders To press (paper or cloth) in the rollers of such a machine. [French calandre, from Vulgar Latin *colendra, alteration (possibly influenced by Latin columna, column) of Latin cylindrus, roller; see cylinder.] cal'en·der·er n. |