Defn: To entreat. [Obs.]
INTERCESSORIn`ter*ces"sor, n. Etym: [L., a surety: cf. F. intercesseur.]
1. One who goes between, or intercedes; a mediator. (a) One who interposes between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them. (b) One who pleads in behalf of another. Milton.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is installed.
INTERCESSORIALIn`ter*ces*so"ri*al, a.
Defn: Intercessory.
INTERCESSORYIn`ter*ces"so*ry, a. Etym: [LL. intercessorius.]
Defn: Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by, intercession; interceding; as, intercessory prayer.
INTERCHAINIn`ter*chain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interchained; p. pr. & vb. n.Interchaining.]
Defn: To link together; to unite closely or firmly, as by a chain.Two bosoms interchained with an oath. Shak.
INTERCHANGEIn`ter*change", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interchanged; p. pr. & vb. n.Interchanging.] Etym: [OE. entrechangen, OF. entrechangier. SeeInter-, and Change.]
1. To put each in the place of the other; to give and take mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange places; they interchanged friendly offices and services. I shall interchange My waned state for Henry's regal crown. Shak.
2. To cause to follow alternately; to intermingle; to vary; as, to interchange cares with pleasures.
INTERCHANGEIn`ter*change", v. i.
Defn: To make an interchange; to alternate. Sir P. Sidney.
INTERCHANGEIn`ter*change", n. Etym: [Cf. OF. entrechange.]
1. The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually giving and receiving; exchange; as, the interchange of civilities between two persons. "Interchange of kindnesses." South.
2. The mutual exchange of commodities between two persons or countries; barter; commerce. Howell.
3. Alternate succession; alternation; a mingling.The interchanges of light and darkness. Holder.Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.Milton.
INTERCHANGEABILITYIn`ter*change`a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being interchangeable; interchangeableness.
INTERCHANGEABLEIn`ter*change"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. entrechangeable.]
1. Admitting of exchange or mutual substitution. "Interchangeable warrants." Bacon.
2. Following each other in alternate succession; as, the fourinterchangeable seasons. Holder.— In`ter*change"a*ble*ness, n.— In`ter*change"a*bly, adv.
INTERCHANGEMENTIn`ter*change"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. entrechangement.]
Defn: Mutual transfer; exchange. [Obs.] Shak.
INTERCHAPTERIn`ter*chap"ter, n.
Defn: An intervening or inserted chapter.
INTERCIDENCEIn*ter"ci*dence, n. Etym: [See Intercident.]
Defn: The act or state of coming or falling between; occurrence; incident. [Obs.] Holland.
INTERCIDENT In*ter"ci*dent, a. Etym: [L. intercidens, -entis, p. pr. of intercidere to fall between; inter between + cadere to fall.]
Defn: Falling or coming between; happening accidentally. [Obs.]Boyle.
INTERCIPIENT In`ter*cip"i*ent, a. Etym: [L. intercipiens, -entis, p. pr. of intercipere. See Intercept.]
Defn: Intercepting; stopping.— n.
Defn: One who, or that which, intercepts or stops anything on the passage. Wiseman.
INTERCISION In`ter*ci"sion, n. Etym: [L. intercisio a cutting through, fr. intercidere to cut asunder.]
Defn: A cutting off, through, or asunder; interruption. [R.] Sir T.Browne.
INTERCITIZENSHIPIn`ter*cit"i*zen*ship, n.
Defn: The mutual right to civic privileges, in the different States.Bancroft.
INTERCLAVICLEIn`ter*clav"i*cle, n. (Anat.)
Defn: See Episternum.
INTERCLAVICULAR In`ter*cla*vic"u*lar, a. (Anat.) (a) Between the clavicles; as, the interclavicular notch of the sternum. (b) Of or pertaining to the interclavicle.
INTERCLOSEIn`ter*close", v. t. Etym: [Pref. inter- + close. See Interclude.]
Defn: To shut in; to inclose. [Obs.]
INTERCLOUDIn`ter*cloud", v. t.
Defn: To cloud. [R.] Daniel.
INTERCLUDEIn`ter*clude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intercluded; p. pr. & vb. n.Intercluding.] Etym: [L. intercludere, interclusum; inter between +claudere to shut. See Close, and cf. Interclose.]
Defn: To shut off or out from a place or course, by somethingintervening; to intercept; to cut off; to interrupt. Mitford.So all passage of external air into the receiver may be intercluded.Boyle.
INTERCLUSIONIn`ter*clu"sion, n. Etym: [L. interclusio. See Interclude.]
Defn: Interception; a stopping
INTERCOLLEGIATEIn`ter*col*le"gi*ate, a.
Defn: Existing or carried on between colleges or universities; as, intercollegiate relations, rivalry, games, etc.
INTERCOLLINEIn`ter*col"line, a. (Geol.)
Defn: Situated between hills; — applied especially to valleys lying between volcanic cones.
INTERCOLONIALIn`ter*co*lo"ni*al, a.
Defn: Between or among colonies; pertaining to the intercourse or mutual relations of colonies; as, intercolonial trade. — In`ter*co*lo"ni*al*ly, adv.
INTERCOLUMNARIn`ter*co*lum"nar, a.
Defn: Between columns or pillars; as, the intercolumnar fibers ofPoupart's ligament; an intercolumnar statue.
INTERCOLUMNIATIONIn`ter*co*lum`ni*a"tion, n. (Arch.)
Defn: The clear space between two columns, measured at the bottom of their shafts. Gwilt.
Note: It is customary to measure the intercolumniation in terms of the diameter of the shaft, taken also at the bottom. Different words, derived from the Greek, are in use to denote certain common proportions. They are: Pycnostyle, when the intercolumniation is of one and a half diameters; Systyle, of two diameters; Eustyle, of two and a quarter diameters; Diastyle, of three diameters; Aræostyle, of four or more, and so great that a wooden architrave has to be used instead of stone; Aræosystyle, when the intercolumniations are alternately systyle and aræostyle.
INTERCOMBATIn`ter*com"bat, n.
Defn: Combat. [Obs.] Daniel.
INTERCOMINGIn`ter*com"ing, n.
Defn: The act of coming between; intervention; interference. [Obs.]
INTERCOMMONIn`ter*com"mon, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intercommoned; p. pr. & vb. n.Intercommoning.] Etym: [OF. entrecommuner. See Inter-, and Common,and cf. Intercommune.]
1. To share with others; to participate; especially, to eat at the same table. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: To graze cattle promiscuously in the commons of each other, as the inhabitants of adjoining townships, manors, etc.
INTERCOMMONAGEIn`ter*com"mon*age, n. (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: The right or privilege of intercommoning.
INTERCOMMUNEIn`ter*com*mune", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intercommuned; p. pr. & vb. n.Intercommuning.] Etym: [Cf. Intercommon, Intercommunicate, Commune.]
1. To intercommunicate. [Obs.]
2. To have mutual communication or intercourse by conservation. [Scot.]
INTERCOMMUNICABLEIn`ter*com*mu"ni*ca*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being mutually communicated.
INTERCOMMUNICATEIn`ter*com*mu"ni*cate, v. i.
Defn: To communicate mutually; to hold mutual communication.
INTERCOMMUNICATEIn`ter*com*mu"ni*cate, v. t.
Defn: To communicate mutually; to interchange. Holland.
INTERCOMMUNICATIONIn`ter*com*mu`ni*ca"tion, n.
Defn: Mutual communication. Owen.
INTERCOMMUNIONIn`ter*com*mun"ion, n.
Defn: Mutual communion; as, an intercommunion of deities. Faber.
INTERCOMMUNITYIn`ter*com*mu"ni*ty, n.
Defn: Intercommunication; community of possessions, religion, etc. In consequence of that intercommunity of paganism . . . one nation adopted the gods of another. Bp. Warburton.
INTERCOMPARISONIn`ter*com*par"i*son, n.
Defn: Mutual comparison of corresponding parts.
INTERCONDYLAR; INTERCONDYLOIDIn`ter*con"dy*lar, In`ter*con"dy*loid, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between condyles; as, the intercondylar fossa or notch of the femur.
INTERCONNECTIn`ter*con*nect", v. t.
Defn: To join together.
INTERCONNECTIONIn`ter*con*nec"tion, n.
Defn: Connection between; mutual connection.
INTERCONTINENTALIn`ter*con`ti*nen"tal, a.
Defn: Between or among continents; subsisting or carried on between continents; as, intercontinental relations or commerce.
INTERCONVERTIBLEIn`ter*con*vert"i*ble, a.
Defn: Convertible the one into the other; as, coin and bank notes are interconvertible.
INTERCOSTALIn`ter*cos"tal, a. (Anat. & Physiol.)
Defn: Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles.
INTERCOURSE In"ter*course, n. Etym: [Formerly entercourse, OF. entrecours commerce, exchange, F. entrecours a reciprocal right on neighboring lands, L. intercursus a running between, fr. intercurrere to run between. See Inter-, and Course.]
Defn: AThis sweet intercourse Of looks and smiles. Milton.Sexual intercourse, sexual or carnal connection; coition.
Syn. — Communication; connection; commerce; communion; fellowship; familiarity; acquaintance.
INTERCROP In"ter*crop`, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. -cropped; p. pr. & vb. n. - cropping.] (Agric.)
Defn: To cultivate by planting simultaneous crops in alternate rows; as, to intercrop an orchard. Also, to use for catch crops at seasons when the ground is not covered by crops of the regular rotation.
INTERCROPIn"ter*crop`, n. (Agric.)
Defn: A crop grown among or between the rows of another crop; a catch crop.
INTERCROSSIn`ter*cross", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Intercrossed; p. pr. & vb. n.Intercrossing.]
1. To cross each other, as lines.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: To fertilize by the impregnation of one species or variety by another; to impregnate by a different species or variety.
INTERCROSSIn"ter*cross`, n.
Defn: The process or result of cross fertilization between different kinds of animals, or different varieties of plants. We have reason to believe that occasional intercrosses take place with all animals and plants. Darwin.
INTERCRURALIn`ter*cru"ral, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between crura; — applied especially to the interneural plates in the vertebral column of many cartilaginous fishes.
INTERCURIn`ter*cur", v. i. Etym: [L. intercurrere. See Intercourse.]
Defn: To intervene; to come or occur in the meantime. [Obs.] Shelton.
INTERCURRENCEIn`ter*cur"rence, n. Etym: [See Intercurrent.]
Defn: A passing or running between; occurrence. Boyle.
INTERCURRENT In`ter*cur"rent, a. Etym: [L. intercurrens, p. pr. of intercurrere: cf. F. intercurrent. See Intercur.]
1. Running between or among; intervening. Boyle. Bp. Fell.
2. (Med.) (a) Not belonging to any particular season. (b) Said of diseases occurring in the course of another disease. Dunglison.
INTERCURRENTIn`ter*cur"rent, n.
Defn: Something intervening. Holland.
INTERCUTANEOUSIn`ter*cu*ta"ne*ous, a.
Defn: Subcutaneous.
INTERDASHIn`ter*dash", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interdashed; p. pr. & vb. n.Interdashing.]
Defn: To dash between or among; to intersperse. Cowper.
INTERDEALIn`ter*deal", v. i.
Defn: To intrigue. [Obs.] Daniel.
INTERDENOMINATIONALIn`ter*de*nom`i*na"tion*al, a.
Defn: Occurring between or among, or common to, different denominations; as, interdenominational fellowship or belief.
INTERDENTALIn`ter*den"tal, a.
1. Situated between teeth; as, an interdental space, the space between two teeth in a gear wheel.
2. (Phon.)
Defn: Formed between the upper and lower teeth; as, interdental consonants.
INTERDENTILIn`ter*den"til, n. (Arch.)
Defn: The space between two dentils. Gwilt.
INTERDEPENDENCEIn`ter*de*pend"ence, n.
Defn: Mutual dependence. "The interdependence of virtue and knowledge." M. Arnold.
INTERDEPENDENCYIn`ter*de*pend"en*cy, n.
Defn: Mutual dependence; as, interdependency of interests. DeQuincey.
INTERDEPENDENTIn`ter*de*pend"ent, a.
Defn: Mutually dependent.
INTERDICTIn`ter*dict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interdicted; p. pr. & vb. n.Interdicting.] Etym: [OE. entrediten to forbid communion, L.interdicere, interdictum. See Interdict, n.]
1. To forbid; to prohibit or debar; as, to interdict intercourse with foreign nations. Charged not to touch the interdicted tree. Milton.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: To lay under an interdict; to cut off from the enjoyment of religious privileges, as a city, a church, an individual. An archbishop may not only excommunicate and interdict his suffragans, but his vicar general may do the same. Ayliffe.
INTERDICT In"ter*dict`, n. Etym: [OE. entredit, enterdit, OF. entredit, F. interdit, fr. L. interdictum, fr. interdicere to interpose, prohibit; inter between + dicere to say. See Diction.]
1. A prohibitory order or decree; a prohibition. These are not fruits forbidden; no interdict Defends the touching of these viands pure. Milton.
2. (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: A prohibition of the pope, by which the clergy or laymen are restrained from performing, or from attending, divine service, or from administering the offices or enjoying the privileges of the church.
3. (Scots Law)
Defn: An order of the court of session, having the like purpose and effect with a writ of injunction out of chancery in England and America.
INTERDICTIONIn`ter*dic"tion, n. Etym: [L. interdictio: cf. F. interdiction.]
Defn: The act of interdicting; prohibition; prohibiting decree;curse; interdict.The truest issue of thy throne By his own interdiction standsaccurst. Shak.
INTERDICTIVEIn`ter*dict"ive, a.
Defn: Having the power to prohibit; as, an interdictive sentence.Milton.
INTERDICTORYIn`ter*dict"o*ry, a. Etym: [L. interdictorius.]
Defn: Belonging to an interdiction; prohibitory.
INTERDIGITALIn`ter*dig"i*tal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between the fingers or toes; as, interdigital space.
INTERDIGITATEIn`ter*dig"i*tate, v. t.
Defn: To interweave. [R.]
INTERDIGITATEIn`ter*dig"i*tate, v. i. Etym: [Pref. inter- + L. digitus finger.]
Defn: To interlock, as the fingers of two hands that are joined; to be interwoven; to commingle. Owen.
INTERDIGITATIONIn`ter*dig`i*ta"tion, n. (Anat.)
Defn: The state of interdigitating; interdigital space. Owen.
INTERDOMEIn"ter*dome`, n. (Arch.)
Defn: The open space between the inner and outer shells of a dome or cupola of masonry.
INTERDUCEIn"ter*duce, n. Etym: [Cf. F. entre-deux, literally, between two.](Carp.)
Defn: An intertie.
INTEREPIMERALIn"ter*e*pim"er*al, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Between the epimeral plates of insects and crustaceans.
INTEREQUINOCTIALIn`ter*e`qui*noc"tial, a.
Defn: Coming between the equinoxes.Summer and winter I have called interequinoctial intervals. F.Balfour.
INTERESSIn"ter*ess, v. t. Etym: [See Interest, v. t.]
Defn: To interest or affect. [Obs.] Hooker.
INTERESSEIn"ter*esse, n.
Defn: Interest. [Obs.] Spenser.
INTERESTIn"ter*est, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interested; p. pr. & vb. n.Interesting.] Etym: [From interess'd, p. p. of the older forminteress, fr. F. intéresser, L. interesse. See Interest, n.]
1. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest one in charitable work. To love our native country . . . to be interested in its concerns is natural to all men. Dryden. A goddess who used to interest herself in marriages. Addison.
2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite; — often used impersonally. [Obs.] Or rather, gracious sir, Create me to this glory, since my cause Doth interest this fair quarrel. Ford.
3. To cause or permit to share. [Obs.] The mystical communion of all faithful men is such as maketh every one to be interested in those precious blessings which any one of them receiveth at God's hands. Hooker.
Syn.— To concern; excite; attract; entertain; engage; occupy; hold.
INTEREST In"ter*est, n. Etym: [OF. interest, F. intérêt, fr. L. interest it interests, is of interest, fr. interesse to be between, to be difference, to be importance; inter between + esse to be; cf. LL. interesse usury. See Essence.]
1. Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful, accompanying special attention to some object; concern.
Note: Interest expresses mental excitement of various kinds and degrees. It may be intellectual, or sympathetic and emotional, or merely personal; as, an interest in philosophical research; an interest in human suffering; the interest which an avaricious man takes in money getting. So much interest have I in thy sorrow. Shak.
2. Participation in advantage, profit, and responsibility; share; portion; part; as, an interest in a brewery; he has parted with his interest in the stocks.
3. Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a selfishbenefit; profit; benefit.Divisions hinder the common interest and public good. Sir W. Temple.When interest calls of all her sneaking train. Pope.
4. Premium paid for the use of money, — usually reckoned as a percentage; as, interest at five per cent per annum on ten thousand dollars. They have told their money, and let out Their coin upon large interest. Shak.
5. Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent for what is given or rendered. You shall have your desires with interest. Shak.
6. The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively; as, the iron interest; the cotton interest. Compound interest, interest, not only on the original principal, but also on unpaid interest from the time it fell due. — Simple interest, interest on the principal sum without interest on overdue interest.
INTERESTEDIn"ter*est*ed, a. Etym: [See Interest, v. t.]
1. Having the attention engaged; having emotion or passion excited; as, an interested listener.
2. Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in consequences; liable to be affected or prejudiced; as, an interested witness.
INTERESTEDNESSIn"ter*est*ed*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being interested; selfishness.Richardson.
INTERESTINGIn"ter*est*ing, a.
Defn: Engaging the attention; exciting, or adapted to excite, interest, curiosity, or emotion; as, an interesting story; interesting news. Cowper.
INTERESTINGLYIn"ter*est*ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In an interesting manner.
INTERESTINGNESSIn"ter*est*ing*ness, n.
Defn: The condition or quality of being interesting. A. Smith.
INTERFACIALIn`ter*fa"cial, a. (Geom.)
Defn: Included between two plane surfaces or faces; as, an interfacial angle.
INTERFASCICULARIn`ter*fas*cic"u*lar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between fascicles or bundles; as, the interfascicular spaces of connective tissue.
INTERFERANTIn`ter*fer"ant, n. (Law)
Defn: One of the contestants in interference before the PatentOffice. [U.S.]
INTERFEREIn`ter*fere", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Interfered; p. pr. & vb. n.Interfering.] Etym: [OF. entreferir to strike each other; entrebetween (L. inter) + OF. ferir to strike, F. férir, fr. L. ferire.See Ferula.]
1. To come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; as, interfering claims, or commands.
2. To enter into, or take a part in, the concerns of others; to intermeddle; to interpose. To interfere with party disputes. Swift. There was no room for anyone to interfere with his own opinions. Bp. Warburton.
3. To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs; — sometimes said of a human being, but usually of a horse; as, the horse interferes.
4. (Physics)
Defn: To act reciprocally, so as to augment, diminish, or otherwise affect one another; — said of waves, rays of light, heat, etc. See Interference, 2.
5. (Patent Law)
Defn: To cover the same ground; to claim the same invention.
Syn.— To interpose; intermeddle. See Interpose.
INTERFERENCEIn`ter*fer"ence, n. Etym: [See Interfere.]
1. The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a machine by the interference of some of its parts; a meddlesome interference in the business of others.
2. (Physics)
Defn: The mutual influence, under certain conditions, of two streams of light, or series of pulsations of sound, or, generally, two waves or vibrations of any kind, producing certain characteristic phenomena, as colored fringes, dark bands, or darkness, in the case of light, silence or increased intensity in sounds; neutralization or superposition of waves generally.
Note: The term is most commonly applied to light, and the undulatory theory of light affords the proper explanation of the phenomena which are considered to be produced by the superposition of waves, and are thus substantially identical in their origin with the phenomena of heat, sound, waves of water, and the like.
3. (Patent Law)
Defn: The act or state of interfering, or of claiming a right to the same invention. Interference figures (Optics), the figures observed when certain sections of crystallized bodies are viewed in converging polarized light; thus, a section of a uniaxial crystal, cut normal to the vertical axis, shows a series of concentric colored rings with a single black cross; — so called because produced by the interference of luminous waves. — Interference fringe. (Optics) See Fringe.
INTERFERERIn`ter*fer"er, n.
Defn: One who interferes.
INTERFERINGLYIn`ter*fer"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: By or with interference.
INTERFEROMETERIn`ter*fe*rom"e*ter, n. [See Interfere and -meter.] (Physics)
Defn: An instrument for measuring small movements, distances, or displacements by means of the interference of two beams of light; — called also refractometer.
INTERFLOWIn`ter*flow", v. i.
Defn: To flow in. [R.] Holland.
INTERFLUENT; INTERFLUOUS In*ter"flu*ent, In*ter"flu*ous, a. Etym: [L. interfluens, p. pr., and interfluus. See Inter-, and Fluent.]
Defn: Flowing between or among; intervening. Boyle.
INTERFOLDEDIn`ter*fold"ed, p. a.
Defn: Intertwined; interlocked; clasped together. Longfellow.
INTERFOLIACEOUS In`ter*fo`li*a"ceous, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + foliaceous: cf. F. interfoliacé.] (Bot.)
Defn: At the same node with opposite or whorled leaves, but occupying a position between their places of attachment.
INTERFOLIATEIn`ter*fo"li*ate, v. t. Etym: [Pref. inter- + L. folium leaf.]
Defn: To interleave. [Obs.] Evelyn.
INTERFOLLICULARIn`ter*fol*lic"u*lar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between follicles; as, the interfollicular septa in a lymphatic gland.
INTERFRETTEDIn`ter*fret"ted, a. (Her.)
Defn: Interlaced; linked together; — said of charges or bearings.See Fretted.
INTERFULGENTIn`ter*ful"gent, a. Etym: [L. interfulgens, p. pr. See Inter-, andFulgent.]
Defn: Shining between.
INTERFUSE In`ter*fuse" (, v. t. Etym: [L. interfusus, p. p. of interfundere to pour between; inter between + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.]
1. To pour or spread between or among; to diffuse; to scatter. The ambient air, wide interfused, Embracing round this florid earth. Milton.
2. To spread through; to permeate; to pervade. [R.] Keats, in whom the moral seems to have so perfectly interfused the physical man, that you might almost say he could feel sorrow with his hands. Lowell.
3. To mix up together; to associate. H. Spencer.
INTERFUSIONIn`ter*fu"sion, n. Etym: [L. interfusio.]
Defn: The act of interfusing, or the state of being interfused.Coleridge.
INTERGANGLIONICIn`ter*gan`gli*on"ic, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between and uniting the nervous ganglions; as, interganglionic cords.
INTERGLOBULARIn`ter*glob"u*lar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between globules; — applied esp. to certain small spaces, surrounded by minute globules, in dentine.
INTERGRAVEIn`ter*grave", v. t. [imp. Intergraved; p. p. Intergraved orIntergraven (p. pr. & vb. n. Intergraving.]
Defn: To grave or carve between; to engrave in the alternatesections.The work itself of the bases, was intergraven. 3 Kings vii. 28 (Douayversion. )
INTERHEMAL; INTERHAEMALIn`ter*he"mal, In`ter*hæ"mal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between the hemal arches or hemal spines.— n.
Defn: An interhemal spine or cartilage.
INTERHYALIn`ter*hy"al, a. Etym: [Inter- + the Greek letter (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a segment sometimes present at the proximal end of the hyoidean arch. — n.
Defn: An interhyal ligament or cartilage.
INTERIM In"ter*im, n. Etym: [L., fr. inter between + im, an old accusative of is he, this, that.]
1. The meantime; time intervening; interval between events, etc. All the interim is Like a phantasms, or a hideous dream. Shak.
2. (Hist.)
Defn: A name given to each of three compromises made by the emperor Charles V. of Germany for the sake of harmonizing the connecting opinions of Protestants and Catholics.
INTERIOR In*te"ri*or, a. Etym: [L., compar. fr. inter between: cf. F. intérieur. See Inter-, and cf. Intimate.]
1. Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner; — opposed to exterior, or superficial; as, the interior apartments of a house; the interior surface of a hollow ball.
2. Remote from the limits, frontier, or shore; inland; as, the interior parts of a region or country. Interior angle (Geom.), an angle formed between two sides, within any rectilinear figure, as a polygon, or between two parallel lines by these lines and another intersecting them; — called also internal angle. — Interior planets (Astron.), those planets within the orbit of the earth. — Interior screw, a screw cut on an interior surface, as in a nut; a female screw.
Syn.— Internal; inside; inner; inland; inward.
INTERIORIn*te"ri*or, n.
1. That which is within; the internal or inner part of a thing; the inside.
2. The inland part of a country, state, or kingdom. Department of the Interior, that department of the government of the United States which has charge of pensions, patents, public lands and surveys, the Indians, education, etc.; that department of the government of a country which is specially charged with the internal affairs of that country; the home department. — Secretary of the Interior, the cabinet officer who, in the United States, is at the head of the Department of the Interior.
INTERIORITYIn*te`ri*or"i*ty, n.
Defn: State of being interior.
INTERIORLYIn*te"ri*or*ly, adv.
Defn: Internally; inwardly.
INTERJACENCE; INTERJACENCYIn`ter*ja"cence, In`ter*ja"cen*cy, n. Etym: [See Interjacent.]
Defn: The state of being between; a coming or lying between or among;intervention; also, that which lies between.England and Scotland is divided only by the interjacency of theTweed. Sir M. Hale.
INTERJACENT In`ter*ja"cent, a. Etym: [L. interjacens, -entis, p. pr. of interjacere to lie between; inter between + jac to lie.]
Defn: Lying or being between or among; intervening; as, interjacent isles. Sir W. Raleigh.
INTERJACULATEIn`ter*jac"u*late, v. t.
Defn: To ejaculate parenthetically. [R.] Thackeray.
INTERJANGLEIn`ter*jan"gle, v. i.
Defn: To make a dissonant, discordant noise one with another; to talk or chatter noisily. [R.] Daniel.
INTERJECTIn`ter*ject", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interjected; p. pr. & vb. n.Interjecting.] Etym: [L. interjectus, p. p. of interjicere tointerject; inter between + jac to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.]
Defn: To throw in between; to insert; to interpose. Sir H. Wotton.
INTERJECTIn`ter*ject", v. i.
Defn: To throw one's self between or among; to come between; to interpose. Sir G. Buck.
INTERJECTIONIn`ter*jec"tion, n. Etym: [L. interjectio: cf. F. interjection. SeeInterject.]
1. The act of interjecting or throwing between; also, that which is interjected. The interjection of laughing. Bacon.
2. (Gram.)
Defn: A word or form of speech thrown in to express emotion or feeling, as O! Alas! Ha ha! Begone! etc. Compare Exclamation. An interjection implies a meaning which it would require a whole grammatical sentence to expound, and it may be regarded as the rudiment of such a sentence. But it is a confusion of thought to rank it among the parts of speech. Earle. How now! interjections Why, then, some be of laughing, as, ah, ha, he! Shak.
INTERJECTIONALIn`ter*jec"tion*al, a.
1. Thrown in between other words or phrases; parenthetical; ejaculatory; as, an interjectional remark.
2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an interjection; consisting of natural and spontaneous exclamations. Certain of the natural accompaniments of interjectional speech, such as gestures, grimaces, and gesticulations, are restrained by civilization. Earle.
INTERJECTIONALIZEIn`ter*jec"tion*al*ize, v. t.
Defn: To convert into, or to use as, an interjection. Earle.
INTERJECTIONALLYIn`ter*jec"tion*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In an interjectional manner. G. Eliot.
INTERJECTIONARYIn`ter*jec"tion*a*ry, a.
Defn: Interjectional.
INTERJOINIn`ter*join", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interjoined; p. pr. & vb. n.Interjoining.] Etym: [Pref. inter + join.]
Defn: To join mutually; to unite. [R.] Shak.
INTERJOISTIn"ter*joist`, n. (Carp.)
1. The space or interval between two joists. Gwilt.
2. A middle joist or crossbeam. De Colange.
INTERJUNCTION In`ter*junc"tion, n. Etym: [L. interjunctus, p. p. of interjungere to join together. See Inter-, and Join, and cf. Interjoin.]
Defn: A mutual joining. [R.]
INTERKNITIn`ter*knit", v. t.
Defn: To knit together; to unite closely; to intertwine.
INTERKNOWIn`ter*know", v. t.
Defn: To know mutually. [Obs.]
INTERKNOWLEDGEIn`ter*knowl"edge, n.
Defn: Mutual knowledge or acquaintance. [Obs.] Bacon.
INTERLACEIn`ter*lace", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Interlaced; p. pr. & vb. n.Interlacing.] Etym: [OE. entrelacen, F. entrelacer. See Inter-, andLace.]
Defn: To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one thing within another; to intertwine; to interweave. Severed into stripes That interlaced each other. Cowper. The epic way is every where interlaced with dialogue. Dryden. Interlacing arches (Arch.), arches, usually circular, so constructed that their archivolts intersect and seem to be interlaced.
INTERLACEMENTIn`ter*lace"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. entrelacement.]
Defn: The act of interlacing, or the state of being interlaced; also, that which is interlaced.
INTERLAMELLAR; INTERLAMINARIn`ter*lam"el*lar, In`ter*lam"i*nar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between lammellæ or laminæ; as, interlamellar spaces.
INTERLAMINATEDIn`ter*lam"i*na`ted, a.
Defn: Placed between, or containing, laminæ or plates.
INTERLAMINATIONIn`ter*lam`i*na"tion, n.
Defn: The state of being interlaminated.
INTERLAPSE In"ter*lapse`, n. Etym: [Pref. inter- + lapse: cf. L. interlabi, interlapsus, to fall, slide, or flow, between.]
Defn: The lapse or interval of time between two events. [R.] Harvey.
INTERLARDIn`ter*lard", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interlarded; p. pr. & vb. n.Interlarding.] Etym: [F. entrelarder. See Inter-, and Lard.]
1. To place lard or bacon amongst; to mix, as fat meat with lean. [Obs.] Whose grain doth rise in flakes, with fatness interlarded. Drayton.
2. Hence: To insert between; to mix or mingle; especially, to introduce that which is foreign or irrelevant; as, to interlard a conservation with oaths or allusions. The English laws . . . [were] mingled and interlarded with many particular laws of their own. Sir M. Hale. They interlard their native drinks with choice Of strongest brandy. J. Philips.
INTERLAYIn`ter*lay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interlaid; p. pr. & vb. n.Interlaying.]
Defn: To lay or place among or between. Daniel.
INTERLEAFIn"ter*leaf`, n.; pl. Interleaves. Etym: [See Interleave.]
Defn: A leaf inserted between other leaves; a blank leaf inserted, as in a book.
INTERLEAVEIn`ter*leave", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interleaved; p. pr. & vb. n.Interleaving.] Etym: [Pref. inter- + leaf.]
Defn: To insert a leaf or leaves in; to bind with blank leaves inserted between the others; as, to interleave a book.
INTERLIBELIn`ter*li"bel, v. t.
Defn: To libel mutually.
INTERLINEIn`ter*line", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interlined; p. pr. & vb. n.Interlining.] Etym: [Pref. inter- + line: cf. LL. interlineare, F.interlinéer, OF. entreligner.]
1. To write or insert between lines already written or printed, as for correction or addition; to write or print something between the lines of; as, to interline a page or a book. Swift.
2. To arrange in alternate lines; as, to interline Latin and English. Locke.
3. To mark or imprint with lines. A crooked wrinkle interlines my brow. Marlowe.
INTERLINEAL; INTERLINEAR In`ter*lin"e*al, In`ter*lin"e*ar, a. Etym: [Cf. LL. interlinearis, F. interlinéaire.]
Defn: Contained between lines; written or inserted between lines already written or printed; containing interlineations; as, an interlinear manuscript, translation, etc. — In`ter*lin"e*ar*ly, adv.
INTERLINEARYIn`ter*lin"e*a*ry, a.
Defn: Interlinear.— n.
Defn: A book containing interlineations. [R.]
INTERLINEATIONIn`ter*lin`e*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. interlinéation.]
1. The act of interlining.
2. That which is interlined; a passage, word, or line inserted between lines already written or printed.
INTERLININGIn`ter*lin"ing, n.
Defn: Correction or alteration by writing between the lines; interlineation. Bp. Burnet.
INTERLINKIn`ter*link", v. t.
Defn: To link together; to join, as one chain to another. Dryden.
INTERLINKIn`ter*link", n.
Defn: An intermediate or connecting link.
INTERLOBARIn`ter*lo"bar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between lobes; as, the interlobar notch of the liver; the interlobar ducts of a gland.
INTERLOBULAR In`ter*lob"u*lar, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + lobular: cf. F. interlobulaire.] (Anat.)
Defn: Between lobules; as, the interlobular branches of the portal vein.
INTERLOCATIONIn`ter*lo*ca"tion, n.
Defn: A placing or coming between; interposition.
INTERLOCKIn`ter*lock", v. i.
Defn: To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly.
INTERLOCKIn`ter*lock", v. t.
Defn: To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place bymutual fastening.My lady with her fingers interlocked. Tennyson.
INTERLOCUTIONIn`ter*lo*cu"tion, n. Etym: [L. interlocutio, from interloqui,interlocutus, to speak between; inter between + loqui to speak: cf.F. interlocution. See Loquacious.]
1. Interchange of speech; dialogue; conversation; conference.
2. (Law)
Defn: An intermediate act or decree before final decision. Ayliffe.
3. Hence, intermediate argument or discussion.
INTERLOCUTORIn`ter*loc"u*tor, n. Etym: [Cf. F. interlocuteur.]
1. One who takes part in dialogue or conversation; a talker, interpreter, or questioner. Jer. Taylor.
2. (Law)
Defn: An interlocutory judgment or sentence.
INTERLOCUTORY In`ter*loc"u*to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. LL. interlocutorius, F. interlocutoire.]
1. Consisting of, or having the nature of, dialogue; conversational. Interlocutory discourses in the Holy Scriptures. Fiddes.
2. (Law)
Defn: Intermediate; not final or definitive; made or done during the progress of an action.
Note: An order, sentence, decree, or judgment, given in an intermediate stage between the commencement and termination of a cause, is called interlocutory.
INTERLOCUTORYIn`ter*loc"u*to*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. interlocutoire.]
Defn: Interpolated discussion or dialogue.
INTERLOCUTRICEIn`ter*loc"u*trice, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A female interlocutor.
INTERLOPEIn`ter*lope", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Interloped; p. pr. & vb. n.Interloping.] Etym: [See Interloper.]
Defn: To run between parties and intercept without right the advantage that one should gain from the other; to traffic without a proper license; to intrude; to forestall others; to intermeddle.
INTERLOPER In"ter*lo`per, n. Etym: [Pref. inter- + D. looper a runner, fr. loopen to run; akin to E. leap. See Leap, and cf. Elope.]
Defn: One who interlopes; one who interlopes; one who unlawfullyintrudes upon a property, a station, or an office; one who interfereswrongfully or officiously.The untrained man, . . . the interloper as to the professions. I.Taylor.
INTERLUCATE In`ter*lu"cate, v. t. Etym: [L. interlucatus, p. p. of interlucare; inter between + lux, lucis, light.]
Defn: To let in light upon, as by cutting away branches. [Obs.]
INTERLUCATIONIn`ter*lu*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. interlucatio.]
Defn: Act of thinning a wood to let in light. [Obs.] Evelyn.
INTERLUCENTIn`ter*lu"cent, a. Etym: [L. interlucens, p. pr. See Inter-, andLucent.]
Defn: Shining between.
INTERLUDEIn`ter*lude, n. Etym: [OE. enterlude, LL. interludium; LL. interbetween + ludus play, fr. ludere to play: cf. F. interlude. SeeLudicrous.]
1. A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to relieve the tedium of waiting. Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes When monarch reason sleeps. Dryden.
2. A form of English drama or play, usually short, merry, and farcical, which succeeded the Moralities or Moral Plays in the transition to the romantic or Elizabethan drama.
3. (Mus.)
Defn: A short piece of instrumental music played between the parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a drama; especially, in church music, a short passage played by the organist between the stanzas of a hymn, or in German chorals after each line.
INTERLUDEDIn"ter*lu`ded, a.
Defn: Inserted in the manner of an interlude; having or containing interludes.
INTERLUDERIn"ter*lu`der, n.
Defn: An actor who performs in an interlude. B. Jonson.
INTERLUENCY In"ter*lu`en*cy, n. Etym: [L. interluens, p. pr. of interluere to flow between; inter + luere.]
Defn: A flowing between; intervening water. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
INTERLUNAR; INTERLUNARYIn`ter*lu"nar, In`ter*lu"na*ry, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + lunar: cf.L. interlunis.]
Defn: Belonging or pertaining to the time when the moon, at or near its conjunction with the sun, is invisible. Milton.
INTERMANDIBULARIn`ter*man*dib"u*lar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between the mandibles; interramal; as, the intermandibular space.
INTERMARRIAGEIn`ter*mar"riage, n.
Defn: Connection by marriage; reciprocal marriage; giving and taking in marriage, as between two families, tribes, castes, or nations.
INTERMARRYIn`ter*mar"ry, v. i.
Defn: To become connected by marriage between their members; to give and take mutually in marriage; — said of families, ranks, castes, etc. About the middle of the fourth century from the building of Rome, it was declared lawful for nobles and plebeians to intermarry. Swift.
INTERMAXILLAIn`ter*max*il"la, n.; pl. Intermaxillæ (. (Anat.)
Defn: See Premaxilla.
INTERMAXILLARYIn`ter*max"il*la*ry, a. (Anat.) (a) Between the maxillary bones. (b)Of or pertaining to the intermaxillæ.— n.
Defn: An intermaxilla.
INTERMEANIn"ter*mean`, n.
Defn: Something done in the meantime; interlude. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
INTERMEATION In`ter*me*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. intermeare, intermeatum; to go between; inter between + meare to go.]
Defn: A flowing between. [Obs.] Bailey.
INTERMEDDLEIn`ter*med"dle, v. i. Etym: [OE. entremedlen, entermellen, to mixtogether, OF. entremedler, entremeller, entremesler, F. entremêler.See Inter-, and Meddle.]
Defn: To meddle with the affairs of others; to meddle officiously; to interpose or interfere improperly; to mix or meddle with. The practice of Spain hath been, by war and by conditions of treaty, to intermeddle with foreign states. Bacon.
Syn.— To interpose; interfere. See Interpose.
INTERMEDDLEIn`ter*med"dle, v. t.
Defn: To intermix; to mingle. [Obs.]Many other adventures are intermeddled. Spenser.
INTERMEDDLERIn`ter*med"dler, n.
Defn: One who meddles with, or intrudes into, the affairs of others.Swift.
INTERMEDDLESOMEIn`ter*med"dle*some, a.
Defn: Inclined or disposed to intermeddle.— In`ter*med"dle*some*ness, n.
INTERMEDDLINGIn`ter*med"dling, n.
Defn: The act of improperly interfering. Burke.
INTERMEDE In"ter*mede, n. Etym: [F. intermède, fr. L. inter between + medius, adj., middle; cf. It. intermedio. Cf. Intermezzo.]
Defn: A short musical dramatic piece, of a light and pleasing, sometimes a burlesque, character; an interlude introduced between the acts of a play or an opera.
INTERMEDIACYIn`ter*me"di*a*cy, n. Etym: [From Intermediate.]
Defn: Interposition; intervention. Derham.
INTERMEDIAEIn`ter*me"di*æ, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. intermedius intermedial.](Zoöl.)
Defn: The middle pair of tail feathers, or middle rectrices.
INTERMEDIAL In`ter*me"di*al, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + medial: cf. L. intermedius.]
Defn: Lying between; intervening; intermediate. "Intermedial colors."Evelyn.
INTERMEDIANIn`ter*me"di*an, a.
Defn: Intermediate. [Obs.]
INTERMEDIARYIn`ter*me"di*a*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. intermédiaire.]
Defn: Lying, coming, or done, between; intermediate; as, an intermediary project. Intermediary amputation (Surg.), an amputation for injury, performed after inflammation has set in.
INTERMEDIARYIn`ter*me"di*a*ry, n.; pl. Intermediaries (.
Defn: One who, or that which, is intermediate; an interagent; a go- between.
INTERMEDIATE In`ter*me"di*ate, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + mediate: cf. F. intermédiat.]
Defn: 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.
INTERMEDIATEIn`ter*me"di*ate, v. i.
Defn: To come between; to intervene; to interpose. Milton.
INTERMEDIATELYIn`ter*me"di*ate*ly, adv.
Defn: In an intermediate manner; by way of intervention.
INTERMEDIATIONIn`ter*me`di*a"tion, n.
Defn: The act of coming between; intervention; interposition. Burke.
INTERMEDIATORIn`ter*me"di*a`tor, n.
Defn: A mediator.
INTERMEDIOUSIn`ter*me"di*ous, a. Etym: [L. intermedius.]
Defn: Intermediate. [R.] Cudworth.
INTERMEDIUM In`ter*me"di*um, n.; pl. Intermediums, L. Intermedia. Etym: [NL., neut. of L. intermedius intermediate.]
1. Intermediate space. [R.]
2. An intervening agent or instrument. Cowper.
3. (Anat.)
Defn: 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.
INTERMELLIn`ter*mell", v. i. & t. Etym: [See Intermeddle.]
Defn: To intermeddle; to intermix. [Obs.] Bp. Fisher.
INTERMEMBRALIn`ter*mem"bral, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between members or limbs; as, intermembral homology, the correspondence of the limbs with each other.
INTERMEMBRANOUSIn`ter*mem"bra*nous, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Within or beneath a membrane; as, intermembranous ossification.
INTERMENT In*ter"ment, n. Etym: [OE. enterment, F. enterrement. See Inter, v. t.]
Defn: The act or ceremony of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial; sepulture; inhumation. T. Warton.
INTERMENTIONIn`ter*men"tion, v. t.
Defn: To mention among other things, or casually or incidentally.[Obs.]
INTERMESENTERICIn`ter*mes`en*ter"ic, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Within the mesentery; as, the intermesenteric, or aortic, plexus.
INTERMETACARPALIn`ter*me`ta*car"pal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between the metacarpal bones.
INTERMETATARSALIn`ter*me`ta*tar"sal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between the metatarsal bones.
INTERMEZZOIn`ter*mez"zo, n. Etym: [It. See Intermede.] (Mus.)
Defn: An interlude; an intermede. See Intermede.
INTERMICATE In`ter*mi"cate, v. i. Etym: [L. intermicare; inter- between + micare to glitter.]
Defn: To flash or shine between or among. [R.] Blount.
INTERMICATIONIn`ter*mi*ca"tion, n.
Defn: A shining between or among. [R.] Smart.
INTERMIGRATIONIn`ter*mi*gra"tion, n.
Defn: Reciprocal migration; interchange of dwelling place by migration. [R.] Sir M. Hale.
INTERMINABLEIn*ter"mi*na*ble, a. Etym: [L. interminabilis: cf. F. interminable.See Terminate.]
Defn: 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.
INTERMINABLENESSIn*ter"mi*na*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being endless.
INTERMINABLYIn*ter"mi*na*bly, adv.
Defn: Without end or limit.
INTERMINATE In*ter"mi*nate, a. Etym: [L. interminatus; in- not + terminatus, p. p. of terminate.]
Defn: Endless; as, interminate sleep. Chapman.
INTERMINATE In*ter"mi*nate, v. t. Etym: [L. interminatus, p. p. of interminari; inter between + minari to threaten.]
Defn: To menace; to threaten. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
INTERMINATEDIn*ter"mi*na`ted, a.
Defn: Interminable; interminate; endless; unending. [Obs.] Akenside.
INTERMINATIONIn*ter`mi*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. interminatio.]
Defn: A menace or threat. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
INTERMINEIn`ter*mine", v. t.
Defn: To intersect or penetrate with mines. [Obs.] Drayton.
INTERMINGLEIn`ter*min"gle, v. t.
Defn: To mingle or mix together; to intermix. Hooker.
INTERMINGLEIn`ter*min"gle, v. i.
Defn: To be mixed or incorporated.Party and faction will intermingle. Swift.
INTERMISEIn"ter*mise, n. Etym: [Cf. F. entremise. See Intermission.]
Defn: Interference; interposition. [Obs.] Bacon.
INTERMISSIONIn`ter*mis"sion, n. Etym: [L. intermissio: cf. F. intermission. SeeIntermit.]
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.)
Defn: 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.
INTERMISSIVEIn`ter*mis"sive, a.
Defn: Having temporary cessations; not continual; intermittent."Intermissive miseries." Shak. "Intermissive wars." Howell.
INTERMIT In`ter*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intermitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intermitting.] Etym: [L. intermittere; inter between + mittere, missum, to send: cf. OE. entremeten to busy (one's self) with, F. s'entremettre. See Missile.]
Defn: To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; tosuspend.Pray to the gods to intermit the plague. Shak.
INTERMITIn`ter*mit", v. i.
Defn: To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever. Pope.
INTERMITTENCEIn`ter*mit"tence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intermittence.]
Defn: Act or state of intermitting; intermission. Tyndall.
INTERMITTENT In`ter*mit"tent, a. Etym: [L. intermittens, -entis, p. pr. of intermittere: cf. F. intermittent.]
Defn: 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.
INTERMITTENTIn`ter*mit"tent, n. (Med.)
Defn: An intermittent fever or disease. Dunglison.