Pronunciations (3)
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/ˌɪnt.ɚˈkæl.ɚ.i/
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/ɪnˈtɝː.kə.lɛɹ.i/
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ˌɪnt.ɚˈkæl.ɚ.i
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Adjective
Describing a time period inserted between others; leap, (as in leap day, leap month, or leap year)
Usage- not-comparable
Inserted between other things
Usage- broadly
- not-comparable
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More examples (2)
Breaks caused by chromosome aberrations in regions with repeats may not result in a sharp decline of viability, so that break points of chromosome rearrangements in intercalary heterochromatin may be more frequent than in other regions.
In this new model, the anterior and posterior blastemas were formed as signaling centers to direct intercalary reorganization of body regionality or positional information.
Inserted between other things 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.
Usage- broadly
- not-comparable
Inserted between other things of a wing vein: between the major veins common to insect wings.
Usage- broadly
- not-comparable
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...two radial cells, second longer than first; intercalary fork fairly distinct; crossvein r-m vertical...
Noun
Such a time period
Adjective
having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year:
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a leap year is an intercalary year