intercalation

[ in-tur-kuh-ley-shuhn ]

/ ɪnˌtɜr kəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

the act of intercalating; insertion or interpolation, as in a series.

something that is intercalated; interpolation.

Origin of intercalation

First recorded in 1570–80, intercalation is from the Latin word intercalātiōn- (stem of intercalātiō). See intercalate, -ion

Words nearby intercalation

intercalary neuron, intercalate, intercalated, intercalated disk, intercalated duct, intercalation, intercapillary glomerulosclerosis, intercapitular vein, intercardinal point, intercarotid body, intercarpal joint

Example sentences from the Web for intercalation

The periods of intercalation were at first every two years, then three, and lastly four, and eight.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852.|Various
In the days of Numa it consisted of twelve lunar months, with a system of intercalation something like that of the Greeks.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852.|Various
They divide the year into twelve months of thirty days, and add five days by intercalation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4|Various
Whenever the intercalation is made there must necessarily be a change in the dominical letter.
Our Calendar|George Nichols Packer

It was with a view to that object principally that each Grecian city arranged its calendar and its system of intercalation.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume IV (of 4)|George Grote

单词	intercalation
释义	intercalation [ in-tur-kuh-ley-shuhn ] / ɪnˌtɜr kəˈleɪ ʃən / noun the act of intercalating; insertion or interpolation, as in a series. something that is intercalated; interpolation. Origin of intercalation First recorded in 1570–80, intercalation is from the Latin word intercalātiōn- (stem of intercalātiō). See intercalate, -ion Words nearby intercalation intercalary neuron, intercalate, intercalated, intercalated disk, intercalated duct, intercalation, intercapillary glomerulosclerosis, intercapitular vein, intercardinal point, intercarotid body, intercarpal joint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for intercalation The periods of intercalation were at first every two years, then three, and lastly four, and eight. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852.\|Various In the days of Numa it consisted of twelve lunar months, with a system of intercalation something like that of the Greeks. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852.\|Various They divide the year into twelve months of thirty days, and add five days by intercalation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4\|Various Whenever the intercalation is made there must necessarily be a change in the dominical letter. Our Calendar\|George Nichols Packer It was with a view to that object principally that each Grecian city arranged its calendar and its system of intercalation. Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume IV (of 4)\|George Grote
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