intercalation
pronunciation
How to pronounce intercalation in British English:
UK [ɪntɜ:kə'leɪʃən]
How to pronounce intercalation in American English:
US [ɪntɜkə'leɪʃən]
-
- Noun:
- an insertion into a calendar
Word Origin
- intercalation (n.)
- 1570s, from Latin intercalationem (nominative intercalatio) "insertion of an intercalary day," noun of action from past participle stem of intercalare (see intercalate).
Example
- 1. Test conditions of charges affecting motion velocities of weak intercalation .
- 2. Measured results of motion velocities of weak intercalation of tests under different charges .
- 3. Experimental study on the intercalation of organic compounds in kaolinite of coal-bearing strata .
- 4. Magnetic resonance studies on lithium intercalation into carbons .
- 5. Preparation and electrochemical lithium intercalation performance of different shaped carbon nanotube .