embolism

embolism is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years, in an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the embolism of a lunar month in the Greek year. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years, in an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the embolism of a lunar month in the Greek year.
2. noun. Intercalated time.
3. noun. The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.
4. noun. occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
5. noun. an insertion into a calendar

   Synonyms: intercalation

Synonyms

intercalation

Common word forms

embolisms

Words from these letters

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