intercalation
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English
Etymology
From Latin intercalō, from inter (“among”) + calō (“call out, proclaim”).
Noun
intercalation (countable and uncountable, plural intercalations)
- A period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year.
- (physical 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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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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French
Pronunciation
Noun
intercalation f (plural intercalations)
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Further reading
- “intercalation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.