Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
An abrupt change in elements, with continuation of the first idea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The process of estimating the value of a function at a point from its values at nearby points.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
The process of interpolating: including and processing externally-fetched data in a document or program.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
That which is introduced or inserted; in contexts of content analysis of centuries-old texts, especially something foreign or spurious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: content analysis
Topics: communications, editing, journalism, literature, media, publishing, writing
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noun
The use of a melody from a previously recorded song, but recreated rather than sampled from that recording.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, euphemistic, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: interjection, interposition, interpellation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: break, interruption, disruption, gap
noun
(mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning
noun
a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: insertion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: message, content, subject matter, substance
History
From French interpolation, from Latin interpolatio. Morphologically interpolate + -ion.
Across languages
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
