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Intercalation vs Intercalary - What's the difference?

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Intercalary is a related term of intercalation.

Intercalation is a related term of intercalary.


As a noun intercalation

is a period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year.

As a adjective intercalary is

(of a time period) inserted between others; leap (as in leap day or leap year).

intercalation

English

Noun

(wikipedia intercalation) (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Related terms

    * intercalant * intercalate * intercalary * intercalated

    See also

    * bissextile * bissextile month * bissextile year * leap year * leap day

    Anagrams

    * English terms derived from Latin ----

    intercalary

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of a time period) inserted between others; leap (as in leap day or leap year)
  • (botany) of a meristem: situated between zones of permanent tissue, thus a shoot growing at the base of a leaf, in comparison with apical growth at the tip of a root or plant.

    • Derived terms

    * intercalarily

    Related terms

    * intercalate * intercalation

    See also

    {{projectlinks , pedia, page1=intercalation , pedia, page2=Intercalation (chemistry) , pedia, page3=Intercalation (university administration)}} * bissextile * bissextile month * bissextile year * leap year * leap day