English dictionary

embolism

/'/E/mb/@/,l/I/z/@/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an insertion into a calendar

noun.time

Synonyms intercalation

Source: WordNet 3.0
occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)

noun.state

Source: WordNet 3.0
Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years, in an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the <i>embolism</i> of a lunar month in the Greek year.

noun

Source: webster1913