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intermediate
1[ in-ter-mee-dee-it ]
adjective
- being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc.:
the intermediate steps in a procedure.
- of or relating to an intermediate school.
- Automotive. mid-size.
noun
- a person who acts between others; intermediary; mediator.
- something intermediate, as a form or class.
- Chemistry. a derivative of the initial material formed before the desired product of a chemical process.
intermediate
2[ in-ter-mee-dee-eyt ]
verb (used without object)
- to act as an intermediary; intervene; mediate.
intermediate
adjective
- occurring or situated between two points, extremes, places, etc; in between
- (of a class, course, etc) suitable for learners with some degree of skill or competence
- physics (of a neutron) having an energy between 100 and 100 000 electronvolts
- geology (of such igneous rocks as syenite) containing between 55 and 66 per cent silica
noun
- something intermediate
- a substance formed during one of the stages of a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
verb
- intr to act as an intermediary or mediator
Derived Forms
- ˌinterˌmediˈation, noun
- ˌinterˈmediacy, noun
- ˌinterˈmediˌator, noun
- ˌinterˈmediately, adverb
Other Words From
- inter·medi·ate·ly adverb
- inter·medi·ate·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of intermediate1
Origin of intermediate2
Word History and Origins
Origin of intermediate1
Example Sentences
Hospitalizations are often an intermediate step between rising cases and increased mortality.
Interestingly, among the three target depths, SOE on intermediate passes appears to be the most stable year to year.
The intermediate SOE leaderboard includes seasons from receivers like Davante Adams, Keenan Allen, Danny Amendola, Cooper Kupp and Adam Humphries, all of whom are generally regarded as skilled route runners.
Since depth of target is so important in determining separation, we grouped plays into buckets — depending on whether a pass attempt was short, intermediate or deep — and created an SOE leaderboard for each.
Pangolins or another animal might still have been an intermediate host before the virus made it to humans.
That leaves a huge gap in the middle, where intermediate black holes (IMBHs) could exist.
Obama scaled that back to interceptors of intermediate-range missiles.
Geniuses joined the realm of intermediate beings, alternately exalted and tormented by celestial visions.
Terrain is classified as 27 percent easier; 41 percent intermediate; 32 percent most difficult.
Roughly 25 percent is rated beginner terrain; 45 percent intermediate; and 30 percent expert.
But between the phase of schooling and the phase of adult learning there is an intermediate stage.
We now proceed to learn the eighteen kings intermediate between William II.
The instruction ranges from history and geography to practical seamanship, with all the intermediate scientific subjects.
Fragment, apparently from a columnar mass, of a stone intermediate between clink-stone and compact felspar.
The Pygmies of the Central African forests seem similarly to occupy an intermediate position in the development of language.
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