'Intercalation' definitions:
Definition of 'intercalation'
(from WordNet)
noun
An insertion into a calendar [syn: embolism, intercalation]
Definition of 'Intercalation'
From: GCIDE
- Intercalation \In*ter`ca*la"tion\, n. [L. intercalatio: cf. F. intercalation.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Chron.) The insertion of a day, or other portion of time, in a calendar. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The insertion or introduction of anything among others, as the insertion of a phrase, line, or verse in a metrical composition; specif. (Geol.), the intrusion of a bed or layer between other layers. [1913 Webster]
- Intercalations of fresh-water species in some localities. --Mantell. [1913 Webster]