intercalation
intercalation · intercalations
интеркаляция
Einschaltung, Interkalation
A period inserted into a calendar as in a leap yearA period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year.
» The intercalation of additional months was due to the fact that the Babylonian months were lunar.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year.
Einschaltung, Interkalation
an insertion into a calendar
(countable, physical, uncountable)The reversible insertion of a molecule between two others.
интеркаляцияinterkaljacija
(countable, uncountable)A layer introduced into a pre-existing sequence.
Examples
1 sentencesThe intercalation of additional months was due to the fact that the Babylonian months were lunar.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
chemistry: the reversible insertion of a molecule between two others:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year:
Origin
From Latin intercalō, from inter (“among”) + calō (“call out, proclaim”).From Latin intercalō, from inter (“among”) + calō (“call out, proclaim”).
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Forms
plural: intercalations| Singular | intercalation |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an insertion into a calendar:embolism
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable