Wondering how to use Intercalate in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as add.
Intercalate meaning
- To insert an extra leap day into a calendar in order to maintain synchrony with natural phenomena.
- To insert an extra month into a calendar for the same purpose, such as for the Hebrew calendar.
- To insert a substance between two or more molecules, bases, cells, or tissues.
Synonyms of Intercalate
Using Intercalate
- The main meaning on this page is: To insert an extra leap day into a calendar in order to maintain synchrony with natural phenomena. | To insert an extra month into a calendar for the same purpose, such as for the Hebrew calendar. | To insert a substance between two or more molecules, bases, cells, or tissues.
- Useful related words include: add.
- In the example corpus, intercalate often appears in combinations such as: to intercalate.
Context around Intercalate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Intercalate
- In this selection, "intercalate" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, house, hydrate and lithium stand out and add context to how "intercalate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include can house intercalate lithium ions and methane hydrate intercalate was synthesized. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "intercalate" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with intercalate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Jewish Nasi was the official who decided when to intercalate the Jewish calendar. (14 words)
This was made from titanium disulphide which, at a molecular level, has spaces that can house – intercalate – lithium ions. (19 words)
In 2003, a clay-methane hydrate intercalate was synthesized in which a methane hydrate complex was introduced at the interlayer of a sodium-rich montmorillonite clay. (26 words)
The luni-solar solution for correcting season drift was to intercalate an extra month in certain years to restore the lunar cycle to the solar-season cycle. (27 words)
In 2003, a clay-methane hydrate intercalate was synthesized in which a methane hydrate complex was introduced at the interlayer of a sodium-rich montmorillonite clay. (26 words)
This was made from titanium disulphide which, at a molecular level, has spaces that can house – intercalate – lithium ions. (19 words)
Example sentences (4)
This was made from titanium disulphide which, at a molecular level, has spaces that can house – intercalate – lithium ions.
In 2003, a clay-methane hydrate intercalate was synthesized in which a methane hydrate complex was introduced at the interlayer of a sodium-rich montmorillonite clay.
The Jewish Nasi was the official who decided when to intercalate the Jewish calendar.
The luni-solar solution for correcting season drift was to intercalate an extra month in certain years to restore the lunar cycle to the solar-season cycle.
Common combinations with intercalate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to intercalate 2×