intercalation
A period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year.
The reversible insertion of a molecule between two others.
A layer introduced into a pre-existing sequence.

intercalations
plural of intercalation

interdialect
A language variety that combines features of two or more dialects.

interdialects
plural of interdialect

interferogram
An image produced by using an interferometer.

interferograms
plural of interferogram

interferometry
The design and use of optical or radio interferometers.

interleaver
A program or algorithm that interleaves.

interleavers
plural of interleaver

interlineation
A notation made between the lines, especially in a handwritten document; interlining.

interlineations
plural of interlineation

intermede
A short musical dramatic piece, of a light, pleasing, and sometimes burlesque character.
An interlude between the acts of a play or opera.

intermedes
plural of intermede

interoccipital
A scale located between the occipital scales.

interoccipitals
plural of interoccipital

interquel
An installment in a series of works set chronologically between two of its predecessors.
Any middle sequel with an earlier and a later installment. This usage may not be proper.

interquels
plural of interquel

intersupraocular
Any of the scales on top of a reptile's head, between the supraocular scales.

intersupraoculars
plural of intersupraocular

interzine
An online publication whose onscreen appearance simulates that of a printed magazine.

interzines
plural of interzine

intext
The text of a book.
A text that makes up part of a larger text.

intexts
plural of intext

intonaci
plural of intonaco

intonaco
The final, very thin layer of plaster on which a fresco is painted.

intonacoes
plural of intonaco

intonacos
plural of intonaco

intraframe
A video frame that does not depend on any other frame for rendering, but simply presents a fixed image. Usually subject to spatial compression.

intraframes
plural of intraframe

iotation
A specific occurrence of palatalization that occurred in the Proto-Slavic language, in which a consonant combined with the palatal approximant /j/ to form a palatalized consonant.
Any similar process occurring in a later Slavic language or elsewhere.

iotations
plural of iotation

iraimbilanja
A currency unit of Madagascar, equal to one fifth of an ariary.

irmoi
plural of irmos

irresponsibilism
A culture or policy of irresponsibility.

ishan
Title of Sufi leaders in Central Asia.

ishans
plural of ishan

isocephalism
A peculiarity in the design of bas-relief, and also in painting, in which the heads of human figures are depicted at the same height from the ground, or along a vertical line, regardless of their pose.

isograph
A line indicating the geographical boundaries within which a particular feature of a written script is used.

isographs
plural of isograph

isolect
A language or dialect; coined as a neutral term between ‘language’ and ‘dialect.’

isolects
plural of isolect

isophote
A contour of equal luminance in an image.

isophotes
plural of isophote

isothermogram
A graphical recording of isothermal titration calorimetry

isothermograms
plural of isothermogram

issuefic
Fan fiction which explores or comments upon social and/or political issues.

istikhaara
Alternative form of istikhara.

istikhaarah
Alternative form of istikhara.

istikhara
A prayer seeking guidance in making a decision.

ithede
Alternative form of athede.

ithedes
plural of ithede

itheed
Alternative form of atheed.

itheeds
plural of itheed

itzeboo
Alternative form of ichibu.

itzeboos
plural of itzeboo

itzebu
Alternative form of ichibu.

itzebus
plural of itzebu

itzibu
Alternative spelling of ichibu.

itzibus
plural of itzibu

iustice
Obsolete typography of justice.

iustices
plural of iustice

ivorytype
A picture produced by superposing a tinted translucent print upon a stronger print, so as to give the effect of a photograph in natural colours.

ivorytypes
plural of ivorytype

iwagumi
Alternative letter-case form of Iwagumi.

izhitsa
The obsolete Cyrillic letter Ѵ, ѵ, formerly used in Russian to represent upsilon in borrowed words.

izhitsas
plural of izhitsa

jackstone
A jack; one of the playing pieces in the game of jacks.

jackstones
plural of jackstone

jaggies
Jagged artifacts in raster graphics, such as those caused by resizing a bitmap image without preserving its aspect ratio.

jagrata
A Hindu ritual consisting of an all-night vigil with singing and dancing, held in honour of a deity.

jaleo
A lively Andalusian dance.
The clapping that accompanies it.

jamabandi
Alternative form of jummabundi.

jamabandis
plural of jamabandi

jambus
plural of jambu

jammabandi
Alternative form of jummabundi.

jammabandies
plural of jammabandy

jammabandis
plural of jammabandi

jammabandy
Alternative form of jummabundi.

jamo
Any of the component letters of the Korean hangul alphabet.

jamos
plural of jamo

janggi
A board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Korea.

janken
The game of rock paper scissors.

japanimation
Alternative letter-case form of Japanimation.

japanimations
plural of japanimation

japonaiserie
Art objects made in the Japanese style.

japonaiseries
plural of japonaiserie

jargonese
Obscure language; jargon.

jargonisation
Alternative form of jargonization.

jargonisations
plural of jargonisation

jargonization
The incorporation of jargon into a text or language.
That which has been translated into jargon.

jargonizations
plural of jargonization

jasperware
A form of pottery that has a stoneware body which is either white or colored, which is noted for its matte finish. It is a popular blue-and-white ware, but it comes in many other colors.

jasperwares
plural of jasperware

javali
A kind of light love song in Carnatic music.

javalis
plural of javali

jects
A multi-story low-income housing development; projects.

jeem
The letter ج in the Arabic script.

jeems
plural of jeem

jerigonza
A language game in Spanish in which the letter p is inserted after every syllable.

jetiquette
The standard of acceptable behavior to be observed by passengers of an airplane.

jetware
A kind of pottery with a black glaze.

jhala
In Hindustani classical music, the fast-paced conclusion of a raga, often characterized by the overwhelming of the melodic component by the rhythmic component.

jhalas
plural of jhala

jhandi
A triangular flag used as a Hindu religious marker and symbol of identity.

jhandis
plural of jhandi

jiangshi
A reanimated corpse in Chinese legend, which moves around by hopping with its arms outstretched, and kills living creatures to absorb their life force.

jianzhi
Chinese traditional paper cutting.

jianzi
A traditional Chinese sport in which players try to keep a weighted shuttlecock in the air with their bodies, usually by kicking.

jidaigeki
A Japanese genre of film and television set in pre-Meiji Restoration Japan
A film or programme of this kind.

jidaigekis
plural of jidaigeki

jidder
Alternative form of jitter.

jidders
plural of jidder

jigo
A draw in the game of go.

jigos
plural of jigo

jingju
Peking opera

jinglet
A little song or jingle.
A ball serving as the clapper of a sleigh-bell.

jinglets
plural of jinglet

jingxi
Peking opera

jirmilik
Alternative form of yirmilik.

jirmiliks
plural of jirmilik

jisei
A poem traditionally composed on one's deathbed in Japan.

jitter
A nervous action; a tic.
A state of nervousness.
An abrupt and unwanted variation of one or more signal characteristics.
A random positioning of data points to avoid visual overlap.

jittered
simple past and past participle of jitter

jitters
plural of jitter

jobanowl
The referee in the game of dwile flonking.

jobanowls
plural of jobanowl

joblist
A list of tasks to be performed by the system.

joblists
plural of joblist

joistwork
An arrangement of joists.

jokefic
A fanfic intended to be humorous or absurd.

jokefics
plural of jokefic