intercalation

English

Etymology

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

Noun

intercalation (countable and uncountable, plural intercalations)

1. A period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year.
2. (physical chemistry) The reversible insertion of a molecule between two others.
3. (geology) A layer introduced into a pre-existing sequence.
   • 1968, Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa, page 148:

     Their exact relationship to the host-rock is obscure but from their texture and observed metamorphic relationship they are thought to be intrusive dykes rather than intercalations of more basic lava.

Derived terms

• intercalation compound

 

Related terms

• intercalant
• intercalary
• intercalate
• intercalated

 

Translations

period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year

• French: ^{(please verify)} intercalation (fr) f
• Hungarian: interkaláció, szökőnap beszúrása/​betoldása/​közbeiktatása
• Polish: interkalacja (pl) f
• Romanian: intercalare (ro) f

chemistry: the reversible insertion of a molecule between two others

• Bulgarian: интеркалация f (interkalacija)
• Hungarian: interkaláció

See also

• bissextile, bissextile month, bissextile year
• leap year, leap day

 

Anagrams

• interactional

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ka.la.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

intercalation f (plural intercalations)

1. intercalation

Related terms

• intercalaire
• intercaler

Further reading

• “intercalation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.