English Explanatory Dictionary

intercalation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year.
  2. The reversible insertion of a molecule between two others.
  3. A layer introduced into a pre-existing sequence.

Word forms

intercalation intercalations

Etymology

From Latin intercalō, from inter (“among”) + calō (“call out, proclaim”).

Related words

intercalant intercalary intercalate intercalated bissextile bissextile month bissextile year leap year leap day

Derived words

bisintercalation cointercalation deintercalation intercalation compound monointercalation
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