embolism
noun
the occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.
embolismic
-
a word derived from
embolism.
Example Sentences
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An ordinary year may comprise 353, 354 or 355 days; and an embolismic year 383, 384 or 385 days.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
As will be shown in the following chapter, the ordinary years are of twelve months, but seven years in every nineteen are "embolismic," having an extra month.
From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by E. Walter (Edward Walter) Maunder
Hence the ordinary year may consist of 353, 354 or 355 days, and the embolismic year of 383, 384 or 385 days.
From Our Calendar by George Nichols Packer
If, for a year immediately following an embolismic year, the computed new moon is on Monday, as late as 15 hours 30 min.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
Thus the duration of the ordinary year is 354 days, and that of the embolismic is 384 days.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
