Definition of intercalate in English:

intercalate

verb ˌɪntəkəˈleɪtɪnˈtəːkəleɪtɪnˈtərkəˌleɪt

[with object]

1Insert (an intercalary period) in a calendar.
a system was introduced to intercalate an extra month in the calendar
Example sentencesExamples
- An extra month is intercalated every three years, just before the month of Nisan.
- To keep the lunar calendar synchronized with the solar year, an extra month was intercalated in summer as necessary, in so-called ‘embolismic’ years.
2Insert (something) between layers in a crystal lattice, geological formation, or other structure.
the interlayer spaces of the graphite host lattice are filled with intercalated layers
Example sentencesExamples
- These four layers are intercalated by thick silty to sandy sequences.
- In both areas, the volcanic rocks are intercalated with sedimentary units and the onset of basin development is marked by deposition of elastic sediments.
- Brecciated ironstone is derived from the disruption of banded ironstone with which it is intercalated.
- Some lenticular siltstone is intercalated with fine sandstone laminae.
- The limestones are intercalated with thin shaly interlayers.

Derivatives

intercalation

noun ˌɪntəkəˈleɪʃ(ə)nɪnˌtərkəˈleɪʃ(ə)n

Most of the unit is composed of intercalations of differently coloured, pervasively foliated, purplish red or bluish grey varicoloured calcareous shales.
Example sentencesExamples
- Epiclastic intercalations are present, but rare.
- The sediments form both relatively thick formations and thin intercalations between basalts.
- In places, intercalations of sandstone have mylonitic fabrics.
- Near the base of the succession there are local intercalations of thin-bedded pink micritic limestone, up to 20 cm thick.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin intercalat- 'proclaimed as inserted in the calendar', from the verb intercalare, from inter- 'between' + calare 'proclaim solemnly'.

Definition of intercalate in US English:

intercalate

verbinˈtərkəˌlātɪnˈtərkəˌleɪt

[with object]

1Interpolate (an intercalary period) in a calendar.
a system was introduced to intercalate an extra month in the calendar
Example sentencesExamples
- An extra month is intercalated every three years, just before the month of Nisan.
- To keep the lunar calendar synchronized with the solar year, an extra month was intercalated in summer as necessary, in so-called ‘embolismic’ years.
2usually be intercalatedInsert (something) between layers in a crystal lattice, geological formation, or other structure.
the interlayer spaces of the graphite host lattice are filled with intercalated layers
Example sentencesExamples
- Brecciated ironstone is derived from the disruption of banded ironstone with which it is intercalated.
- Some lenticular siltstone is intercalated with fine sandstone laminae.
- The limestones are intercalated with thin shaly interlayers.
- In both areas, the volcanic rocks are intercalated with sedimentary units and the onset of basin development is marked by deposition of elastic sediments.
- These four layers are intercalated by thick silty to sandy sequences.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin intercalat- ‘proclaimed as inserted in the calendar’, from the verb intercalare, from inter- ‘between’ + calare ‘proclaim solemnly’.

单词	intercalate
释义	Definition of intercalate in English: intercalate verb ˌɪntəkəˈleɪtɪnˈtəːkəleɪtɪnˈtərkəˌleɪt [with object] 1Insert (an intercalary period) in a calendar. a system was introduced to intercalate an extra month in the calendar Example sentencesExamples An extra month is intercalated every three years, just before the month of Nisan. To keep the lunar calendar synchronized with the solar year, an extra month was intercalated in summer as necessary, in so-called ‘embolismic’ years. 2Insert (something) between layers in a crystal lattice, geological formation, or other structure. the interlayer spaces of the graphite host lattice are filled with intercalated layers Example sentencesExamples These four layers are intercalated by thick silty to sandy sequences. In both areas, the volcanic rocks are intercalated with sedimentary units and the onset of basin development is marked by deposition of elastic sediments. Brecciated ironstone is derived from the disruption of banded ironstone with which it is intercalated. Some lenticular siltstone is intercalated with fine sandstone laminae. The limestones are intercalated with thin shaly interlayers. Derivatives intercalation noun ˌɪntəkəˈleɪʃ(ə)nɪnˌtərkəˈleɪʃ(ə)n Most of the unit is composed of intercalations of differently coloured, pervasively foliated, purplish red or bluish grey varicoloured calcareous shales. Example sentencesExamples Epiclastic intercalations are present, but rare. The sediments form both relatively thick formations and thin intercalations between basalts. In places, intercalations of sandstone have mylonitic fabrics. Near the base of the succession there are local intercalations of thin-bedded pink micritic limestone, up to 20 cm thick. Origin Early 17th century: from Latin intercalat- 'proclaimed as inserted in the calendar', from the verb intercalare, from inter- 'between' + calare 'proclaim solemnly'. Definition of intercalate in US English: intercalate verbinˈtərkəˌlātɪnˈtərkəˌleɪt [with object] 1Interpolate (an intercalary period) in a calendar. a system was introduced to intercalate an extra month in the calendar Example sentencesExamples An extra month is intercalated every three years, just before the month of Nisan. To keep the lunar calendar synchronized with the solar year, an extra month was intercalated in summer as necessary, in so-called ‘embolismic’ years. 2usually be intercalatedInsert (something) between layers in a crystal lattice, geological formation, or other structure. the interlayer spaces of the graphite host lattice are filled with intercalated layers Example sentencesExamples Brecciated ironstone is derived from the disruption of banded ironstone with which it is intercalated. Some lenticular siltstone is intercalated with fine sandstone laminae. The limestones are intercalated with thin shaly interlayers. In both areas, the volcanic rocks are intercalated with sedimentary units and the onset of basin development is marked by deposition of elastic sediments. These four layers are intercalated by thick silty to sandy sequences. Origin Early 17th century: from Latin intercalat- ‘proclaimed as inserted in the calendar’, from the verb intercalare, from inter- ‘between’ + calare ‘proclaim solemnly’.
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