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单词 intercalary
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intercalary


in·ter·ca·lar·y

I0182100 (ĭn-tûr′kə-lĕr′ē, ĭn′tər-kăl′ə-rē)adj.1. a. Inserted in the calendar to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year. Used of a day or month.b. Having such a day or month inserted. Used of a year.2. Inserted between other elements or parts; interpolated.
[Latin intercalārius, intercalāris, from intercalāre, to intercalate; see intercalate.]

intercalary

(ɪnˈtɜːkələrɪ) or

intercalar

adj1. (Horology) (of a day, month, etc) inserted in the calendar2. (Horology) (of a particular year) having one or more days inserted3. inserted, introduced, or interpolated4. (Botany) botany growing between the upper branches and the lower branches or bracts on a stem[C17: from Latin intercalārius; see intercalate] inˈtercalarily adv

in•ter•ca•lar•y

(ɪnˈtɜr kəˌlɛr i, ˌɪn tərˈkæl ə ri)

adj. 1. interpolated; interposed. 2. inserted or interpolated in the calendar, as an extra day or month. 3. (of a year) having such an inserted day, month, etc. [1605–15; < Latin intercalārius=intercal(āre) to intercalate + -ārius -ary] in•ter′ca•lar`i•ly, adv.

intercalary

inserted into the calendar, as the twenty-ninth day of February in a leap year. — intercalation, n.intercalative, adj.See also: Calendar
Thesaurus
Adj.1.intercalary - having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year: "Feb. 29 is an intercalary day"; "a leap year is an intercalary year"additive - characterized or produced by addition; "an additive process"
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intercalary


intercalary

[in′tər·kə‚ler·ē] (botany) Referring to growth occurring between the apex and leaf. (science and technology) Inserted between two original components.

intercalary


intercalary

 [in-ter´kah-ler″e] inserted between; interposed.

in·ter·ca·lar·y

(in-ter'ka-ler'ē), 1. Occurring between two others; as in a pulse tracing, an upstroke interposed between two normal pulse beats, or a neuron (intercalated or internuncial) with short processes that connect one neuron with another in a circuit or pathway. 2. In fungi, located in a hypha or between hyphal segments, not at a hyphal terminus. [L. intercalarius, concerning an insertion]

in·ter·ca·lar·y

(in-tĕr'kă-lar'ē) 1. Occurring between two others; as in a pulse tracing, an upstroke interposed between two normal pulse beats. 2. In fungi, located in a hypha or between hyphal segments, not at a hyphal terminus. [L. intercalarius, concerning an insertion]

intercalary

Occurring, or interposed, between parts.

intercalary


Related to intercalary: Intercalary Growth, intercalary meristem, Intercalary days, Intercalary month
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Words related to intercalary

adj having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year: "Feb. 29 is an intercalary day"

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  • additive
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