From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Intermediate \In'ter*me"di*ate\, adjective [Pref. inter- + mediate: cf. F. interm['e]diat.]
1. Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate colors.
2. Hence: Of or pertaining to an intermediate school; as, intermediate education. [PJC]
{Intermediate state} (Theol.), the state or condition of the soul between the death and the resurrection of the body.
{Intermediate terms} (Math.), the terms of a progression or series between the first and the last (which are called the extremes); the means.
{Intermediate tie}. (Arch.) Same as {Intertie}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Intermediate \In'ter*me"di*ate\, verb (used without an object) To come between; to intervene; to interpose. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Intermediate \In'ter*me"di*ate\, noun
1. A person who intermediates between others, especially in negotiations; an intermediary; a mediator. [PJC]
2. Something that is intermediate. [PJC]
3. Specifically: (Chem.) A compound which is produced in the course of a chemical synthesis, which is not itself the final product, but is used in further reactions which produce the final product; also called {synthetic intermediate}, {intermediate compound} or {intermediate product}; -- contrasted to {starting material} and {end product} or {final product}. There may be many different intermediates between the {starting material} and end product in the course of a complex synthesis; as, many industrial chemicals are produced primarily to be used as intermediates in other syntheses.
Note: The term has the same meaning with respect to intermediate compounds produced in a biosynthetic pathway in living organisms. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: lying between two extremes in time or space or degree; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate level" [ant: {first}, {last}]
2: around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium bombers" [syn: {average}, {medium}]
noun
1: a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
verb
1: act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement" [syn: {intercede}, {mediate}, {liaise}, {arbitrate}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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