embolism
noun
the occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.
embolismic
-
a word derived from
embolism.
Example Sentences
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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
The year is luni-solar, and, according as it is ordinary or embolismic, consists of twelve or thirteen lunar months, each of which has 29 or 30 days.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
Every nineteen years there are seven occasions on which this embolismic month must be introduced to prevent the various feasts revolving over the four seasons of the year, like the Moslem fast of Ramadhan.
From Hebrew Literature by Epiphanius Wilson
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
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
