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<cs><col>Intermediate state</col> <fld>(Theol.)</fld>, <cd>the state or condition of the soul between the death and the resurrection of the body.</cd> -- <col>Intermediate terms</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>the terms of a progression or series between the first and the last (which are called the <i>extremes<i>); the means.</cd> -- <col>Intermediate tie</col>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Intertie</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Intermediate</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*me"di*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To come between; to intervene; to interpose.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Intermediately</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*me"di*ate*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an intermediate manner; by way of intervention.</def>

<h1>Intermediation</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*me`di*a"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of coming between; intervention; interposition.</def>

<i>Burke.</i>

<h1>Intermediator</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*me"di*a`tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A mediator.</def>

<h1>Intermedious</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*me"di*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>intermedius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Intermediate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Cudworth.</i>

<h1>Intermedium</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*me"di*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Intermediums</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, L. <plw>Intermedia</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL., neut. of L. <ets>intermedius</ets> intermediate.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Intermediate space.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An intervening agent or instrument.</def>

<i>Cowper.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>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.</def>

<h1>Intermell</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*mell"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i. & t.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Intermeddle</er>.]</ety> <def>To intermeddle; to intermix.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bp. Fisher.</i>

<h1>Intermembral</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*mem"bral</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between members or limbs; <as>as, <ex>intermembral</ex> homology, the correspondence of the limbs with each other</as>.</def>

<h1>Intermembranous</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*mem"bra*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Within or beneath a membrane; <as>as, <ex>intermembranous</ex> ossification</as>.</def>

<h1>Interment</h1> <Xpage=778>

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