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kalkus

1 substantive

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 08.06.2025

Meanings

1
hingeline külmus, südametus, soojuse, kaastunde puudumine, osavõtmatus
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Usage examples
  • Kus on inimene, seal on alati ka kalkus, paadumus, mahasalgamine, ebasõbralikkus, halastamatus.
  • Kas hädaldamisega mitte kaasa minemist saab kalkuseks nimetada?
  • Olen selle maailma kalkuse ees abitu.
2
(vee kohta:) suur kaltsiumi- ja magneesiumisoolade sisaldus
Usage examples
  • Vee kalkus.

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Metroloogia terminibaas

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Domain Standardisation - Metrologyunits of measurement
leelismudmetallide sisaldus
kalkus former
karedus former
sum of alkaline earth
hardness former
  • termin "kalkus" on vee puhul kaasajal asendatud terminiga "leelismuldmetallide sisaldus"
  • former term "hardness" has been replaced by the term "sum of alkaline earth"
leelismudmetallide sisaldus
Usage examples
  • Endised kalkuse ühikud 0d ja mval/l on asendatud leelismuldmetallide sisalduse ühikutega mmol/l, mol/m3 ja mg/l seosest 1 mmol/l = 1 mol/m3, mis vastab 2 mval/l, andes 56 mg CaO/l.
kalkus former
karedus former
sum of alkaline earth
Usage examples
  • The former units for hardness 0d and mval/l have been replaced by units for the sum of alkaline earth mmol/l, mol/m3 and mg/l (1 mmol/l = 1 mol/m3 corresponding to 2 mval/l that will give 56 mg CaO/l).
hardness former

Word forms

Inflection Type 11

Mitmuse osastava lõpus ‑i ja rööpvormides ‑i‑.

kalkus kalkused
kalkuse kalkuste
kalkust kalkusi

Inflection Type 9

Mitmuse osastava lõpus ‑eid ja rööpvormides ‑ei‑.

kalkus kalkused
kalkuse kalkuste
kalkust kalkuseid

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