interpolate

(ĭn-tûr'pə-lāt')

v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.

v.tr.

1. To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
2. 1. To insert (material) into a text.
   2. To insert into a conversation. See synonyms at introduce.
3. To change or falsify (a text) by introducing new or incorrect material.
4. Mathematics. To estimate a value of (a function or series) between two known values.

v.intr.
To make insertions or additions.

[Latin interpolāre, interpolāt-, to touch up, refurbish, from interpolis, refurbished.]

interpolation in·ter'po·la'tion n.
interpolative in·ter'po·la'tive adj.
interpolator in·ter'po·la'tor n.

View more Technology videos

In computer graphics, it is the creation of new values that lie between known values. For example, when objects are rasterized into two-dimensional images from their corner points (vertices), all the pixels between those points are filled in by an interpolation algorithm, which determines their color and other attributes (see graphics pipeline).

Another example is when a video image in a low resolution is upscaled to display on a monitor with a higher resolution, the missing lines are created by interpolation. In a digital camera, the optical zoom is based on the physical lenses, but the digital zoom is accomplished by algorithms (see interpolated resolution).

Download Computer Desktop Encyclopedia to your PC, iPhone or Android.

verb

To put or set into, between, or among another or other things: inject, insert, interject, interlard, interpose, introduce. See put in/take out.

v

Definition: add
Antonyms: erase, remove, subtract

IN BRIEF: To insert between other things or parts.

[Judis contends]... we need strong, multifaceted federal institutions that set rules, impose limits, and interpolate themselves into nearly every sphere of society. — Chester E. Finn, Jr.

LearnThatWord.com is a free vocabulary and spelling program where you only pay for results!

(in mathematics) to estimate a value of a function between data values already obtained or known either graphically or by calculation. Compare extrapolate.
—interpolation n.

Previous:	interphase, interoperability, internuclear double resonance spectrometry
Next:	intersectin, intersegment transfer, interstice

1. surgical transplantation of tissue.
2. use a range of values in order to determine the value of a function at a point within the range. See also extrapolation.

(intur'pōlāt)
v

To insert intermediate terms in a series according to the trend of the series; to calculate intermediate values according to observed values.

For a list of words related to interpolate, see:

• Reasoning and Examination - interpolate: estimate unknown from known

---

See words rhyming with "interpolate."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Interpolate.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - interpolere, indføje, indskyde
v. intr. - indføje, indskyde

Nederlands (Dutch)
interpoleren

Français (French)
v. tr. - placer (dans), insérer (dans), interpoler (un passage) (dans), (Math) interpoler
v. intr. - interpoler

Deutsch (German)
v. - interpolieren, einfügen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παρεισάγω, παρεμβάλλω

Italiano (Italian)
interpolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - interpolar

Русский (Russian)
интерполировать, делать вставки в текст чужой рукописи, обновлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - interpolar, insertar, intercalar
v. intr. - hacer una interpolación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - interpolera (äv. matem.), skjuta in, inflicka (ord e.d. i text), förfalska genom tillägg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
窜改, 插入

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 竄改, 插入
v. intr. - 竄改, 插入

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 개찬하다, 새 어구를 삽입하다
v. intr. - 써넣다, 기입하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 手を加える, 間に入れる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحرف نصا, يقحم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮זרק הערה בשיחה, זייף, שיבץ, שיבץ מלים בספרים וכו'‬
v. intr. - ‮אמד/חישב ערכים מספריים לפי הערכים הידועים שסביבם‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.