in.tɛr.kal.ar

Definitions

1. verb

To place or insert something in between, especially to separate or divide.

“The engineer had to intercalar the new pipe to prevent the entire system from failing.”

2. verb

In geology, to insert or interpose a layer of rock between two other layers.

“The geologist studied the rock formation that resulted from the intercalation of limestone and granite.”

3. noun

The act or process of intercalating.

“The company’s new policy was the result of an intercalation of several different departments’ suggestions.”