intercalation

in·ter·ca·late

I0182200 (ĭn-tûr′kə-lāt′)tr.v. in·ter·ca·lat·ed, in·ter·ca·lat·ing, in·ter·ca·lates 1. To insert (a day or month) in a calendar.2. To insert, interpose, or interpolate.

[Latin intercalāre, intercalāt- : inter-, inter- + calāre, to proclaim; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.]

in·ter′ca·la′tion n.in·ter′ca·la′tive adj.

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intercalation - an insertion into a calendarembolismcalendar - a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the yearinterval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants

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[in‚tər·kə′lā·shən] (geology) A layer located between layers of different character.

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the appearance of new structures and processes in an already formed life system. Examples of intercalation are the articulation of new stages alongside already existing ones in the process of individual development, the formation of secondary venules between the main ones in the wings of insects, and the formation of additional silica in diatomaceous algae.

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noun an insertion into a calendar

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