Interpolation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted

(mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˌɜːpəlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˌɜːpəlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˌɜːpəlˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪntˌɜːpəlˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told
with many insertions in the margins

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

interpellation insertion interjection interposition

Parts of Speech

noun	a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted “with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told”
noun	(mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known
noun	the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts

Word Forms

interpolate	verb	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
interject	verb	to insert between other elements
interpose	verb	to insert between other elements

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

interpolación

un mensaje (hablado o escrito) que se introduce o inserta

🇮🇹Italian

interpolazione

un messaggio (parlato o scritto) che viene introdotto o inserito

🇳🇱Dutch

interpolatie

een boodschap (gesproken of geschreven) die wordt geïntroduceerd of ingevoegd

🇵🇹Portuguese

interpolação

uma mensagem (falada ou escrita) que é introduzida ou inserida

🇷🇺Russian

интерполяция

сообщение (устное или письменное), которое вводится или вставляется

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रक्षेप

एक संदेश (बोला या लिखा हुआ) जो प्रस्तुत या डाला गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ইন্টারপোলেশন

একটি বার্তা (কথ্য বা লিখিত) যা প্রবর্তিত বা সন্নিবেশিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

இடைச்செருகல்

அறிமுகப்படுத்தப்பட்ட அல்லது செருகப்பட்ட ஒரு செய்தி (பேசப்பட்ட அல்லது எழுதப்பட்ட).

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇంటర్పోలేషన్

పరిచయం చేయబడిన లేదా చొప్పించిన సందేశం (మాట్లాడిన లేదా వ్రాసిన).

🇮🇳Marathi

इंटरपोलेशन

एक संदेश (बोललेला किंवा लिखित) जो परिचय किंवा घातलेला आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રક્ષેપ

એક સંદેશ (બોલાયેલ અથવા લેખિત) જે રજૂ કરવામાં આવે છે અથવા દાખલ કરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಕ್ಷೇಪಣ

ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಲಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಸೇರಿಸಲಾದ ಸಂದೇಶ (ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಬರೆದ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇൻ്റർപോളേഷൻ

അവതരിപ്പിച്ചതോ തിരുകിയതോ ആയ ഒരു സന്ദേശം (സംസാരിച്ചതോ എഴുതിയതോ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇੰਟਰਪੋਲੇਸ਼ਨ

ਇੱਕ ਸੁਨੇਹਾ (ਬੋਲਾ ਜਾਂ ਲਿਖਿਆ) ਜੋ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

انٹرپولیشن

ایک پیغام (بولا یا لکھا ہوا) جو متعارف یا داخل کیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

插值法

引入或插入的消息（口头或书面）

🇯🇵Japanese

補間

導入または挿入されるメッセージ（話し言葉または書き言葉）

🇰🇷Korean

보간

소개되거나 삽입되는 메시지(말 또는 서면)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phép nội suy

một tin nhắn (nói hoặc viết) được giới thiệu hoặc chèn vào

🇹🇭Thai

การแก้ไข

ข้อความ (พูดหรือเขียน) ที่แนะนำหรือแทรก

🇮🇩Indonesian

interpolasi

pesan (lisan atau tertulis) yang diperkenalkan atau disisipkan

🇲🇾Malay

interpolasi

mesej (dituturkan atau bertulis) yang diperkenalkan atau dimasukkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاستيفاء

رسالة (منطوقة أو مكتوبة) يتم تقديمها أو إدراجها

🇮🇷Persian

درون یابی

پیامی (گفتاری یا نوشتاری) که معرفی یا درج شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

enterpolasyon

tanıtılan veya eklenen bir mesaj (sözlü veya yazılı)

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁרבּוּב

הודעה (בדיבור או בכתב) שמוצגת או מוכנסת

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