The intercalation of additional months was due to the fact that the Babylonian months were lunar.
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Intercalation
Synonyms for "intercalation" (15 found)
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7 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- интеркалация noun (chemistry: the reversible insertion of a molecule between two others)
Hungarian
3 entries- interkaláció noun (period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year)
- interkaláció noun (chemistry: the reversible insertion of a molecule between two others)
- szökőnap beszúrása/betoldása/közbeiktatása noun (period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year)
Polish
1 entries- interkalacja noun (period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year)
Romanian
1 entries- intercalare noun (period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year)
Russian
1 entries- интеркаляция noun (chemistry: the reversible insertion of a molecule between two others)
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Their exact relationship to the host-rock is obscure but from their texture and observed metamorphic relationship they are thought to be intrusive dykes rather than intercalations of more basic lava.
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