intercalation
English
Etymology
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) From intercalate
Noun
intercalation (countable and uncountable, plural intercalations)
- A period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year.
- (chemistry) The reversible insertion of a molecule between two others.
- (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.
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Related terms
- intercalant
- intercalary
- intercalate
- intercalated
Translations
period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year
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chemistry: the reversible insertion of a molecule between two others
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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)
- intercalation
Related terms
- intercalaire
- intercaler
Further reading
- “intercalation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.