| intermediate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | occurring or situated between two points, extremes, places, etc; in between |
| 2. | (of a class, course, etc) suitable for learners with some degree of skill or competence |
| 3. | physics (of a neutron) having an energy between 100 and 100 000 electronvolts |
| 4. | geology (of such igneous rocks as syenite) containing between 55 and 66 per cent silica |
| —n | |
| 5. | something intermediate |
| 6. | a substance formed during one of the stages of a chemical process before the desired product is obtained |
| —vb | |
| 7. | (intr) to act as an intermediary or mediator |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin intermediāre to intervene, from Latin | |
| inter'mediacy | |
| —n | |
| inter'mediateness | |
| —n | |
| inter'mediately | |
| —adv | |
| intermedi'ation | |
| —n | |
| inter'mediator | |
| —n | |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |