The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
intercalating
present participle of intercalate
intercalating (not comparable)
(chemistry) That intercalates
Source: Wiktionary
In*ter"ca*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intercalated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intercalating.] Etym: [L. intercalatus, p. p. of intercalare to intercalate to intercalate; inter between + calare to call, proclaim. See Calendar.]
1. (Chron.)
Definition: To insert, as a day or other portion of time, in a calendar.
2. To insert among others, as a verse in a stanza; specif. (Geol.), to introduce as a bed or stratum, between the layers of a regular series of rocks. Beds of fresh-water shells . . . are intercalated and interstratified with the shale. Mantell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 October 2024
(noun) a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.