Chapter 826

In`ter*me"di*a*ry , n. ; pl. Intermediaries (<?/) . One who, or that which, is intermediate; an interagent; a go-between.

Intermediate <Xpage=778>

In`ter*me"di*ate (?) , a. [Pref. inter- + mediate : cf. F. interm\'82diat .] 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.

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 .

Intermediate <Xpage=778>

In`ter*me"di*ate (?) , v. i. To come between; to intervene; to interpose.

Milton.

Intermediately <Xpage=778>

In`ter*me"di*ate*ly (?) , adv. In an intermediate manner; by way of intervention.

Intermediation <Xpage=778>

In`ter*me`di*a"tion (?) , n. The act of coming between; intervention; interposition.

Burke.

Intermediator <Xpage=778>

In`ter*me"di*a`tor (?) , n. A mediator.

Intermedious <Xpage=778>

In`ter*me"di*ous (?) , a. [L. intermedius .] Intermediate. [R.]

Cudworth.

Intermedium <Xpage=778>

In`ter*me"di*um (?) , n. ; pl. Intermediums (#) , L. Intermedia (#) . [NL., neut. of L. intermedius intermediate.]

1. Intermediate space. [R.]

2. An intervening agent or instrument.

Cowper.

3. (Anat.) The bone or cartilage between the radiale and ulnare in the carpus, and between the tibiale and fibulare in the tarsus. It corresponds to the lunar in the carpus, and to a part of the astragalus in the tarsus of man and most mammals.

Intermell <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mell" (?) , v. i. & t. [See Intermeddle .] To intermeddle; to intermix. [Obs.]

Bp. Fisher.

Intermembral <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mem"bral (?) , a. (Anat.) Between members or limbs; as, intermembral homology, the correspondence of the limbs with each other .

Intermembranous <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mem"bra*nous (?) , a. (Anat.) Within or beneath a membrane; as, intermembranous ossification .

Interment <Xpage=778>

In*ter"ment (?) , n. [OE. enterment , F. enterrement . See Inter , v. t. ] The act or ceremony of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial; sepulture; inhumation.

T. Warton.

Intermention <Xpage=778>

In`ter*men"tion (?) , v. t. To mention among other things, or casually or incidentally. [Obs.]

Intermesenteric <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mes`en*ter"ic (?) , a. (Anat.) Within the mesentery; as, the intermesenteric , or aortic, plexus .

Intermetacarpal <Xpage=778>

In`ter*me`ta*car"pal (?) , a. (Anat.) Between the metacarpal bones.

Intermetatarsal <Xpage=778>

In`ter*me`ta*tar"sal (?) , a. (Anat.) Between the metatarsal bones.

Intermezzo <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mez"zo (?) , n. [It. See Intermede .] (Mus.) An interlude; an intermede. See Intermede .

Intermicate <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mi"cate (?) , v. i. [L. intermicare ; inter- between + micare to glitter.] To flash or shine between or among. [R.]

Blount.

Intermication <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mi*ca"tion (?) , n. A shining between or among. [R.]

Smart.

Intermigration <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mi*gra"tion (?) , n. Reciprocal migration; interchange of dwelling place by migration. [R.]

Sir M. Hale.

Interminable <Xpage=778>

In*ter"mi*na*ble (?) , a. [L. interminabilis : cf. F. interminable . See Terminate .] Without termination; admitting no limit; boundless; endless; wearisomely protracted; as, interminable space or duration; interminable sufferings.

That wild interminable waste of waves. Grainger.

Syn. -- Boundless; endless; limitless; illimitable; immeasurable; infinite; unbounded; unlimited.

Interminableness <Xpage=778>

In*ter"mi*na*ble*ness , n. The state of being endless.

Interminably <Xpage=778>

In*ter"mi*na*bly , adv. Without end or limit.

Interminate <Xpage=778>

In*ter"mi*nate , a. [L. interminatus ; in- not + terminatus , p. p. of terminate.] Endless; as, interminate sleep .

Chapman.

Interminate <Xpage=778>

In*ter"mi*nate (?) , v. t. [L. interminatus , p. p. of interminari ; inter between + minari to threaten.] To menace; to threaten. [Obs.]

Bp. Hall.

Interminated <Xpage=778>

In*ter"mi*na`ted (?) , a. Interminable; interminate; endless; unending. [Obs.]

Akenside.

Intermination <Xpage=778>

In*ter`mi*na"tion (?) , n. [L. interminatio .] A menace or threat. [Obs.]

Jer. Taylor.

Intermine <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mine" (?) , v. t. To intersect or penetrate with mines. [Obs.]

Drayton.

Intermingle <Xpage=778>

In`ter*min"gle (?) , v. t. To mingle or mix together; to intermix.

Hooker.

Intermingle <Xpage=778>

In`ter*min"gle , v. i. To be mixed or incorporated.

Party and faction will intermingle . Swift.

Intermise <Xpage=778>

In"ter*mise (?) , n. [Cf. F. entremise . See Intermission .] Interference; interposition. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Intermission <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mis"sion (?) , n. [L. intermissio : cf. F. intermission . See Intermit .]

1. The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance.

B. Jonson.

2. Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time; an interval; a temporary pause; as, to labor without intermission ; an intermission of ten minutes.

Rest or intermission none I find. Milton.

3. (Med.) The temporary cessation or subsidence of a fever; the space of time between the paroxysms of a disease. Intermission is an entire cessation, as distinguished from remission , or abatement of fever.

4. Intervention; interposition. [Obs.]

Heylin.

Syn. -- Cessation; interruption; interval; pause; stop; rest; suspension. See Cessation .

Intermissive <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mis"sive (?) , a. Having temporary cessations; not continual; intermittent. " Intermissive miseries." Shak . " Intermissive wars."

Howell.

Intermit <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mit" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Intermitted (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Intermitting .] [L. intermittere ; inter between + mittere , missum , to send: cf. OE. entremeten to busy (one's self) with, F. s'entremettre . See Missile .] To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to suspend.

Pray to the gods to intermit the plague. Shak.

Intermit <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mit" , v. i. To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever.

Pope.

Intermittence <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mit"tence (?) , n. [Cf. F. intermittence .] Act or state of intermitting; intermission.

Tyndall.

Intermittent <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mit"tent (?) , a. [L. intermittens , -entis , p. pr. of intermittere : cf. F. intermittent .] Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic; as, an intermittent fever .

Boyle.

Intermittent fever (Med.) , a disease with fever which recurs at certain intervals; -- applied particularly to fever and ague. See Fever . -- Intermittent gearing (Mach.) , gearing which receives, or produces, intermittent motion. -- Intermittent springs , springs which flow at intervals, not apparently dependent upon rain or drought. They probably owe their intermittent action to their being connected with natural reservoirs in hills or mountains by passages having the form of a siphon, the water beginning to flow when it has accumulated so as to fill the upper part of the siphon, and ceasing when, by running through it, it has fallen below the orifice of the upper part of the siphon in the reservoir.

Intermittent <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mit"tent , n. (Med.) An intermittent fever or disease.

Dunglison.

Intermittently <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mit"tent*ly , adv. With intermissions; in an intermittent manner; intermittingly.

Intermittingly <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mit"ting*ly (?) , adv. With intermissions; at intervals.

W. Montagu.

Intermix <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mix" (?) , v. t. To mix together; to intermingle.

In yonder spring of roses, intermixed With myrtle, find what to redress till noon. Milton.

Intermix <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mix" , v. i. To be mixed together; to be intermingled.

Intermixedly <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mix"ed*ly (?) , adv. In a mixed manner.

Intermixture <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mix"ture (?; 135) , n. 1. A mass formed by mixture; a mass of ingredients mixed.

Boyle.

2. Admixture; an additional ingredient.

In this height of impiety there wanted not an intermixture of levity and folly. Bacon.

Intermobility <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mo*bil"i*ty (?) , n. Capacity of things to move among each other; as, the intermobility of fluid particles .

Intermodillion <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mo*dil"lion (?) , n. (Arch.) The space between two modillions.

Intermontane <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mon"tane (?) , a. [Pref. inter- + L. montanus belonging to a mountain, fr. mons , montis , mountain.] Between mountains; as, intermontane soil .

Intermundane <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mun"dane (?) , a. Being, between worlds or orbs. [R.] " Intermundane spaces."

Locke.

Intermundian <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mun"di*an (?) , a. Intermundane. [Obs.]

Intermural <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mu"ral (?) , a. Lying between walls; inclosed by walls.

Intermure <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mure" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Intermured (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Intermuring .] [Pref. inter- + L. murus wall.] To wall in; to inclose. [Obs.]

Ford.

Intermuscular <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mus"cu*lar (?) , a. (Anat.) Between muscles; as, intermuscular septa .

Intermutation <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mu*ta"tion (?) , n. Interchange; mutual or reciprocal change.

Intermutual <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mu"tu*al (?; 135) , a. Mutual. [Obs.] Daniel . -- In`ter*mu"tu*al*ly , adv. [Obs.]

Intern <Xpage=778>

In*tern" (?) , a. [L. internus : cf. F. interne . See Internal .] Internal. [Obs.]

Howell.

Intern <Xpage=778>

In*tern" , v. t. [F. interne . See Intern , a. ] To put for safe keeping in the interior of a place or country; to confine to one locality; as, to intern troops which have fled for refuge to a neutral country .

Internal <Xpage=778>

In*tern"al (?) , a. [L. internus ; akin to interior . See Interior .]

1. Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; inclosed; -- opposed to external ; as, the internal parts of a body, or of the earth .

2. Derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself; inherent; as, the internal evidence of the divine origin of the Scriptures .

3. Pertaining to its own affairs or interests; especially, (said of a country) domestic, as opposed to foreign ; as, internal trade; internal troubles or war.

4. Pertaining to the inner being or the heart; spiritual.

With our Savior, internal purity is everything. Paley.

5. Intrinsic; inherent; real. [R.]

The internal rectitude of our actions in the sight of God. Rogers.

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6. (Anat.) Lying toward the mesial plane; mesial.

Internal angle (Geom.) , an interior angle. See under Interior . -- Internal gear (Mach.) , a gear in which the teeth project inward from the rim instead of outward.

Syn. -- Inner; interior; inward; inland; inside.

Internality <Xpage=779>

In`ter*nal"i*ty (?) , n. The state of being internal or within; interiority.

Internally <Xpage=779>

In*ter"nal*ly (?) , adv. 1. Inwardly; within the enveloping surface, or the boundary of a thing; within the body; beneath the surface.

2. Hence: Mentally; spiritually.

Jer. Taylor.

Internasal <Xpage=779>

In`ter*na"sal (?) , a. (Anat.) Between the nasal cavities; as, the internasal cartilage .

International <Xpage=779>

In`ter*na"tion*al (?) , a. [Pref. inter- + national : cf. F. international .]

1. Between or among nations; pertaining to the intercourse of nations; participated in by two or more nations; common to, or affecting, two or more nations.

2. Of or concerning the association called the International.

International code (Naut.) , a common system of signaling adopted by nearly all maritime nations, whereby communication may be had between vessels at sea. -- International copyright . See under Copyright . -- International law , the rules regulating the mutual intercourse of nations. International law is mainly the product of the conditions from time to time of international intercourse, being drawn from diplomatic discussion, textbooks, proof of usage, and from recitals in treaties. It is called public when treating of the relations of sovereign powers, and private when of the relations of persons of different nationalities. International law is now, by the better opinion, part of the common law of the land. Cf. Conflict of laws , under Conflict .

Wharton.

International <Xpage=779>

In`ter*na"tion*al , n. [Cf. F. internationale .]

1. The International; an abbreviated from of the title of the International Workingmen's Association, the name of an association, formed in London in 1864, which has for object the promotion of the interests of the industrial classes of all nations.

2. A member of the International Association.

Internationalism <Xpage=779>

In`ter*na"tion*al*ism (?) , n. 1. The state or principles of international interests and intercourse.

2. The doctrines or organization of the International.

Internationalist <Xpage=779>

In`ter*na"tion*al*ist , n. 1. One who is versed in the principles of international law.

2. A member of the International; one who believes in, or advocates the doctrines of, the International.

Internationalize <Xpage=779>

In`ter*na"tion*al*ize (?) , v. t. To make international; to cause to affect the mutual relations of two or more nations; as, to internationalize a principle of law, or a philanthropic enterprise .

Internationally <Xpage=779>

In`ter*na"tion*al*ly , adv. In an international manner; from an international point of view.

Interne <Xpage=779>

In*terne" (?) , n. [See Intern , a. ] That which is within; the interior. [Poetic]

Mrs. Browning.

Interneciary, Internecinal <Xpage=779>

In`ter*ne"cia*ry (?) , In`ter*ne"ci*nal (?) , a. Internecine.

Internecine <Xpage=779>

In`ter*ne"cine (?) , a. [L. internecinus deadly, murderous, fr. internecare to kill, to slaughter; inter between + necare to kill; akin to Gr. <?/ dead. See Necromancy .] Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive.

Internecine quarrels, horrible tumults, stain the streets with blood. Motley.

Internecion <Xpage=779>

In`ter*ne"cion (?) , n. [L. internecio .] Mutual slaughter or destruction; massacre. [Obs.]

Sir M. Hale.

Internecive <Xpage=779>

In`ter*ne"cive (?) , a. [L. internecivus .] Internecine. [R.]

Sydney Smith.

Internection <Xpage=779>

In`ter*nec"tion (?) , n. [L. internectere to bind together; inter between + nectere to fasten.] Intimate connection. [Obs.]

W. Montagu.

Interneural <Xpage=779>

In`ter*neu"ral (?) , a. (Anat.) Between the neural arches or neural spines. -- n. An interneural spine or cartilage.

Internity <Xpage=779>

In*ter"ni*ty (?) , n. State of being within; interiority. [R.]

H. Brooke.

Internment <Xpage=779>

In*tern"ment (?) , n. [F. internement . See Intern .] Confinement within narrow limits, -- as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country.

Internodal <Xpage=779>

In`ter*no"dal (?) , a. Of or pertaining to internodes; intervening between nodes or joints.

Internode <Xpage=779>

In"ter*node` (?) , n. [L. internodium ; inter between + nodus knot.]

1. (Bot.) The space between two nodes or points of the stem from which the leaves properly arise.

H. Spenser.

2. (Anat.) A part between two joints; a segment; specifically, one of the phalanges.

Internodial <Xpage=779>

In`ter*no"di*al (?) , a. Internodal. [R.]

Internuncial <Xpage=779>

In`ter*nun"cial (?) , a. [See Internuncio .]

1. Of or pertaining to an internuncio.

2. (Physiol.) Communicating or transmitting impressions between different parts of the body; -- said of the nervous system.

Carpenter.

Internunciess <Xpage=779>

In`ter*nun"ciess (?) , n. A female messenger. [R.]

Internuncio <Xpage=779>

In`ter*nun"ci*o (?) , n. ; pl. Internuncios (#) . [L. internuntius ; inter between + nuntius , nuncius , messenger: cf. It. internunzio . See Nuncio .]

1. A messenger between two parties.

Johnson.

2. A representative, or charg\'82 d'affaires, of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government, ranking next below a nuncio.

&hand; This title was formerly given also to the Austrian envoy at Constantinople.

Internuncioship <Xpage=779>

In`ter*nun"ci*o*ship , n. The office or function of an internuncio.

Richardson.