INTERMITTENTLYIn`ter*mit"tent*ly, adv.
Defn: With intermissions; in an intermittent manner; intermittingly.
INTERMITTINGLYIn`ter*mit"ting*ly, adv.
Defn: With intermissions; at intervals. W. Montagu.
INTERMIXIn`ter*mix", v. t.
Defn: To mix together; to intermingle. In yonder spring of roses, intermixed With myrtle, find what to redress till noon. Milton.
INTERMIXIn`ter*mix", v. i.
Defn: To be mixed together; to be intermingled.
INTERMIXEDLYIn`ter*mix"ed*ly, adv.
Defn: In a mixed manner.
INTERMIXTUREIn`ter*mix"ture, 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.
INTERMOBILITYIn`ter*mo*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: Capacity of things to move among each other; as, the intermobility of fluid particles.
INTERMODILLIONIn`ter*mo*dil"lion, n. (Arch.)
Defn: The space between two modillions.
INTERMONTANE In`ter*mon"tane, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + L. montanus belonging to a mountain, fr. mons, montis, mountain.]
Defn: Between mountains; as, intermontane soil.
INTERMUNDANEIn`ter*mun"dane, a.
Defn: Being, between worlds or orbs. [R.] "Intermundane spaces."Locke.
INTERMUNDIANIn`ter*mun"di*an, a.
Defn: Intermundane. [Obs.]
INTERMURALIn`ter*mu"ral, a.
Defn: Lying between walls; inclosed by walls.
INTERMUREIn`ter*mure", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intermured; p. pr. & vb. n.Intermuring.] Etym: [Pref. inter- + L. murus wall.]
Defn: To wall in; to inclose. [Obs.] Ford.
INTERMUSCULARIn`ter*mus"cu*lar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between muscles; as, intermuscular septa.
INTERMUTATIONIn`ter*mu*ta"tion, n.
Defn: Interchange; mutual or reciprocal change.
INTERMUTUALIn`ter*mu"tu*al, a.
Defn: Mutual. [Obs.] Daniel.— In`ter*mu"tu*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]
INTERNIn*tern", a. Etym: [L. internus: cf. F. interne. See Internal.]
Defn: Internal. [Obs.] Howell.
INTERNIn*tern", v. t. Etym: [F. interne. See Intern, a.]
Defn: 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.
INTERNALIn*tern"al, a. Etym: [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.
6. (Anat.)
Defn: 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.
INTERNAL-COMBUSTION; INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINEIn*ter"nal-com*bus"tion, a. (Mach.)
Defn: Designating, or pertaining to, any engine (called an Internal- combustion engine) in which the heat or pressure energy necessary to produce motion is developed in the engine cylinder, as by the explosion of a gas, and not in a separate chamber, as in a steam- engine boiler. The gas used may be a fixed gas, or one derived from alcohol, ether, gasoline (petrol), naphtha, oil (petroleum), etc. There are three main classes: (1) gas engines proper, using fixed gases, as coal, blast-furnace, or producer gas; (2) engines using the vapor of a volatile fluid, as the typical gasoline (petrol) engine; (3) oil engines, using either an atomized spray or the vapor (produced by heat) of a comparatively heavy oil, as petroleum or kerosene. In all of these the gas is mixed with a definite amount of air, the charge is composed in the cylinder and is then exploded either by a flame of gas (flame ignition — now little used), by a hot tube (tube ignition) or the like, by an electric spark (electric ignition, the usual method is gasoline engines, or by the heat of compression, as in the Diesel engine. Gas and oil engines are chiefly of the stationary type. Gasoline engines are largely used for automobile vehicles, boats, etc. Most internal-combustion engines use the Otto (four-stroke) cycle, though many use the two-stroke cycle. They are almost universally trunk engines and single-acting. Because of the intense heat produced by the frequent explosions, the cylinders must be cooled by a water jacket (water-cooled) or by air currents (air cooled) to give the maximum thermodynamic efficiency and to avoid excessive friction or seizing.
INTERNALITYIn`ter*nal"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state of being internal or within; interiority.
INTERNALLYIn*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.
INTERNASALIn`ter*na"sal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between the nasal cavities; as, the internasal cartilage.
INTERNATIONAL In`ter*na"tion*al, a. Etym: [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.
INTERNATIONALIn`ter*na"tion*al, n. Etym: [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.
INTERNATIONALISMIn`ter*na"tion*al*ism, n.
1. The state or principles of international interests and intercourse.
2. The doctrines or organization of the International.
INTERNATIONALISTIn`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.
INTERNATIONALIZEIn`ter*na"tion*al*ize, v. t.
Defn: 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.
INTERNATIONALLYIn`ter*na"tion*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In an international manner; from an international point of view.
INTERNEIn*terne", n. Etym: [See Intern, a.]
Defn: That which is within; the interior. [Poetic] Mrs. Browning.
INTERNECIARY; INTERNECINALIn`ter*ne"cia*ry, In`ter*ne"ci*nal, a.
Defn: Internecine.
INTERNECINE In`ter*ne"cine, a. Etym: [L. internecinus deadly, murderous, fr. internecare to kill, to slaughter; inter between + necare to kill; akin to Gr. Necromancy.]
Defn: Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutuallydestructive.Internecine quarrels, horrible tumults, stain the streets with blood.Motley.
INTERNECIONIn`ter*ne"cion, n. Etym: [L. internecio.]
Defn: Mutual slaughter or destruction; massacre. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
INTERNECIVEIn`ter*ne"cive, a. Etym: [L. internecivus.]
Defn: Internecine. [R.] Sydney Smith.
INTERNECTION In`ter*nec"tion, n. Etym: [L. internectere to bind together; inter between + nectere to fasten.]
Defn: Intimate connection. [Obs.] W. Montagu.
INTERNEURALIn`ter*neu"ral, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between the neural arches or neural spines.— n.
Defn: An interneural spine or cartilage.
INTERNITYIn*ter"ni*ty, n.
Defn: State of being within; interiority. [R.] H. Brooke.
INTERNMENTIn*tern"ment, n. Etym: [F. internement. See Intern.]
Defn: Confinement within narrow limits, — as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country.
INTERNODALIn`ter*no"dal, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to internodes; intervening between nodes or joints.
INTERNODEIn"ter*node`, n. Etym: [L. internodium; inter between + nodus knot.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: The space between two nodes or points of the stem from which the leaves properly arise. H. Spenser.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: A part between two joints; a segment; specifically, one of the phalanges.
INTERNODIALIn`ter*no"di*al, a.
Defn: Internodal. [R.]
INTERNUNCIALIn`ter*nun"cial, a. Etym: [See Internuncio.]
1. Of or pertaining to an internuncio.
2. (Physiol.)
Defn: Communicating or transmitting impressions between different parts of the body; — said of the nervous system. Carpenter.
INTERNUNCIESSIn`ter*nun"ciess, n.
Defn: A female messenger. [R.]
INTERNUNCIOIn`ter*nun"ci*o, n.; pl. Internuncios. Etym: [L. internuntius; interbetween + nuntius, nuncius, messenger: cf. It. internunzio. SeeNuncio.]
1. A messenger between two parties. Johnson.
2. A representative, or chargé d'affaires, of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government, ranking next below a nuncio.
Note: This title was formerly given also to the Austrian envoy atConstantinople.
INTERNUNCIOSHIPIn`ter*nun"ci*o*ship, n.
Defn: The office or function of an internuncio. Richardson.
INTERNUNCIUSIn`ter*nun"ci*us, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: Internuncio.
INTEROCEANICIn`ter*o`ce*an"ic, a.
Defn: Between oceans; connecting oceans; as, interoceanic communication; an interoceanic canal.
INTEROCULARIn`ter*oc"u*lar, a.
Defn: Between, or within, the eyes; as, the interocular distance; situated between the eyes, as the antennæ of some insects.
INTEROPERCULARIn`ter*o*per"cu*lar, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the interoperculum.— n.
Defn: The interopercular bone.
INTEROPERCULUMIn`ter*o*per"cu*lum, n.; pl. -la (-la). (Anat.)
Defn: The postero-inferior opercular bone, in fishes.
INTERORBITALIn`ter*or"bit*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between the orbits; as, the interorbital septum.
INTEROSCULANTIn`ter*os"cu*lant, a.
1. Mutually touching or intersecting; as, interosculant circles.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: Uniting two groups; — said of certain genera which connect family groups, or of species that connect genera. See Osculant.
INTEROSCULATEIn`ter*os"cu*late, v. i. & t.
1. To kiss together to touch. See Osculate.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: To have the character of, or to lie between, two distinct groups.
INTEROSSEAL; INTEROSSEOUS In`ter*os"se*al, In`ter*os"se*ous, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + osseous: cf. F. interosseux.] (Anat.)
Defn: Situated between bones; as, an interosseous ligament.
INTERPALEIn`ter*pale", v. t.
1. To place pales between or among; to separate by pales.
2. To interweave or interlace. [R.] Brende.
INTERPARIETALIn`ter*pa*ri"e*tal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between the parietal bones or cartilages; as, the interparietal suture. — n.
Defn: The interparietal bone or cartilage
INTERPAUSEIn`ter*pause`, n.
Defn: An intermission. [R.]
INTERPEALIn`ter*peal", v. t.
Defn: To interpel. [Obs.]
INTERPEDENCULARIn`ter*pe*den"cu*lar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between peduncles; esp., between the peduncles, or crura, of the cerebrum.
INTERPEL In`ter*pel", v. t. Etym: [L. interpellare, interpellatum; inter between + pellare (in comp.), akin to pellere to drive: cf. F. interpeller. Cf. Interpellate.]
Defn: To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with. [Obs.]I am interpelled by many businesses. Howell.
INTERPELLANTIn`ter*pel"lant, a. Etym: [L. interpellans, p. pr. See Interpel.]
Defn: Interpelling; interrupting.— n.
Defn: One who, or that which, interpels.
INTERPELLATEIn`ter*pel"late, v. t. Etym: [See Interpel.]
Defn: To question imperatively, as a minister, or other executive officer, in explanation of his conduct; — generally on the part of a legislative body.
INTERPELLATION In`ter*pel*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. interpellatio: cf. F. interpellation.]
1. The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption. "Continual interpellations." Bp. Hall.
2. The act of interposing or interceding; intercession. Accepted by his interpellation and intercession. Jer. Taylor.
3. An act of interpellating, or of demanding of an officer an explanation of his action; imperative or peremptory questioning; a point raised in a debate.
4. A official summons or citation. Ayliffe.
INTERPENETRATEIn`ter*pen"e*trate, v. t.
Defn: To penetrate between or within; to penetrate mutually.It interpenetrates my granite mass. Shelley.
INTERPENETRATEIn`ter*pen"e*trate, v. i.
Defn: To penetrate each the other; to penetrate between bodies or their parts. Interpenetrating molding (Arch.), in late Gothic architecture, a decoration by means of moldings which seem to pass through solid uprights, transoms, or other members; often, two sets of architectural members penetrating one another, in appearance, as if both had been plastic when they were put together.
INTERPENETRATIONIn`ter*pen`e*tra"tion, n.
Defn: The act of penetrating between or within other substances; mutual penetration. Milman.
INTERPENETRATIVEIn`ter*pen"e*tra*tive, a.
Defn: Penetrating among or between other substances; penetrating each the other; mutually penetrative.
INTERPETALARYIn`ter*pet"al*a*ry, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + petal.] (Bot.)
Defn: Between the petals of a flower.
INTERPETIOLARIn`ter*pet"i*o*lar, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Being between petioles. Cf. Intrapetiolar.
INTERPHALANGEALIn`ter*pha*lan"ge*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between phalanges; as, interphalangeal articulations.
INTERPILASTERIn`ter*pi*las"ter, n. (Arch.)
Defn: The interval or space between two pilasters. Elmes.
INTERPLACEIn`ter*place", v. t.
Defn: To place between or among; as, to interplace a name. [R.]Daniel.
INTERPLANETARYIn`ter*plan"et*a*ry, a.
Defn: Between planets; as, interplanetary spaces. Boyle.
INTERPLAYIn`ter*play`, n.
Defn: Mutual action or influence; interaction; as, the interplay of affection.
INTERPLEADIn`ter*plead", v. i. (Law)
Defn: To plead against each other, or go to trial between themselves, as the claimants in an in an interpleader. See Interpleader. [Written also enterplead.]
INTERPLEADERIn`ter*plead"er, n.
1. One who interpleads.
2. (Law)
Defn: A proceeding devised to enable a person, of whom the same debt, duty, or thing is claimed adversely by two or more parties, to compel them to litigate the right or title between themselves, and thereby to relieve himself from the suits which they might otherwise bring against him.
INTERPLEDGEIn`ter*pledge", v. t.
Defn: To pledge mutually. [R.]
INTERPOINTIn`ter*point", v. t.
Defn: To point; to mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate. [R.]Her sighs should interpoint her words. Daniel.
INTERPOLABLEIn*ter"po*la*ble, a.
Defn: That may be interpolated; suitable to be interpolated.A most interpolable clause of one sentence. De Morgan.
INTERPOLATE In*ter"po*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interpolated; p. pr. & vb. n. Interpolating.] Etym: [L. interpolatus, p. p. of interpolare to form anew, to interpolate, fr. interpolus, interpolis, falsified, vamped up, polished up; inter between + polire to polish. See Polish, v. t.]
1. To renew; to carry on with intermission. [Obs.] Motion . . . partly continued and unintermitted, . . . partly interpolated and interrupted. Sir M. Hale.
2. To alter or corrupt by the insertion of new or foreign matter; especially, to change, as a book or text, by the insertion of matter that is new, or foreign to the purpose of the author. How strangely Ignatius is mangled and interpolated, you may see by the vast difference of all copies and editions. Bp. Barlow. The Athenians were put in possession of Salamis by another law, which was cited by Solon, or, as some think, interpolated by him for that purpose. Pope.
3. (Math.)
Defn: To fill up intermediate terms of, as of a series, according to the law of the series; to introduce, as a number or quantity, in a partial series, according to the law of that part of the series.
INTERPOLATEDIn*ter"po*la`ted, a.
1. Inserted in, or added to, the original; introduced; foisted in; changed by the insertion of new or spurious matter.
2. (Math.) (a) Provided with necessary interpolations; as, an interpolated table. (b) Introduced or determined by interpolation; as, interpolated quantities or numbers.
INTERPOLATION In*ter`po*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. interpolatio an alteration made here and there: cf. F. interpolation.]
1. The act of introducing or inserting anything, especially that which is spurious or foreign.
2. That which is introduced or inserted, especially something foreign or spurious. Bentley wrote a letter . . . . upon the scriptural glosses in our present copies of Hesychius, which he considered interpolations from a later hand. De Quincey.
3. (Math.)
Defn: The method or operation of finding from a few given terms of a series, as of numbers or observations, other intermediate terms in conformity with the law of the series.
INTERPOLATORIn*ter"po*la`tor, n. Etym: [L., a corrupter: of. F. interpolateur.]
Defn: One who interpolates; esp., one who inserts foreign or spurious matter in genuine writings.
INTERPONE In`ter*pone", v. t. Etym: [L. interponere; inter between + ponere to place. See Position.]
Defn: To interpose; to insert or place between. [R.] Cudworth.
INTERPONENTIn`ter*po"nent, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, interposes; an interloper, an opponent.[R.] Heywood.
INTERPOSALIn`ter*pos"al, n. Etym: [From Interpose.]
Defn: The act of interposing; interposition; intervention.
INTERPOSEIn`ter*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interposed; p. pr. & vb. n.Interposing.] Etym: [F. interposer. See Inter-, and Pose, v. t.]
1. To place between; as, to interpose a screen between the eye and the light. Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations. Cowper.
2. To thrust; to intrude; to between, either for aid or for troubling. What watchful cares do interpose themselves Betwixt your eyes and night Shak. The common Father of mankind seasonably interposed his hand, and rescues miserable man. Woodward.
3. To introduce or inject between the parts of a conversation or argument. Milton.
INTERPOSEIn`ter*pose", v. i.
1. To be or come between. Long hid by interposing hill or wood. Cowper.
2. To step in between parties at variance; to mediate; as, the prince interposed and made peace. Pope.
3. To utter a sentiment by way of interruption. Boyle.
Syn. — To intervene; intercede; mediate; interfere; intermeddle. — To Interpose, Intermeddle, Interfere. A man may often interpose with propriety in the concerns of others; he can never intermeddle without being impertinent or officious; nor can be interfere without being liable to the same charge, unless he has rights which are interfered with. "In our practical use, interference is something offensive. It is the pushing in of himself between two parties on the part of a third who was not asked, and is not thanked for his pains, and who, as the feeling of the word implies, had no business there; while interposition is employed to express the friendly, peacemaking mediation of one whom the act well became, and who, even if he was not specially invited thereunto, is still thanked for what he has done." Trench.
INTERPOSEIn"ter*pose, n.
Defn: Interposition. [Obs.]
INTERPOSERIn`ter*pos"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, interposes or intervenes; an obstacle or interruption; a mediator or agent between parties. Shak.
INTERPOSITIn`ter*pos"it, n. Etym: [From L. interpositus, p. p. of interponere.See Interposition.]
Defn: An intermediate depot or station between one commercial city or country and another. Mitford.
INTERPOSITIONIn`ter*po*si"tion, n. Etym: [L. interpositio a putting between,insertion, fr. interponere, interpositum: cf. F. interposition. SeeInterpone, Position.]
1. The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.
2. The thing interposed.
INTERPOSUREIn`ter*po"sure, n.
Defn: Interposition. [Obs.]
INTERPRET In*ter"pret, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interpreted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interpreting.] Etym: [F. interprêter, L. interpretari, p. p. interpretatus, fr. interpre interpeter, agent, negotiator; inter between + (prob.) the root of pretium price. See Price.]
1. To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; — applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech. Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Matt. i. 23. And Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. Gen. xli. 8.
2. To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape.
Syn. — To translate; explain; solve; render; expound; elucidate; decipher; unfold; unravel.
INTERPRETIn*ter"pret, v. i.
Defn: To act as an interpreter. Shak.
INTERPRETABLE In*ter"pret*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. interpretabilis: cf. F. interprêtable.]
Defn: Admitting of interpretation; capable of being interpreted or explained.
INTERPRETAMENTIn*ter"pre*ta*ment, n. Etym: [L. interpretamentum.]
Defn: Interpretation. [Obs.] Milton.
INTERPRETATION In*ter`pre*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. interpretatio: cf. F. interprétation.]
1. The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma. Look how we can, or sad or merrily, Interpretation will misquote our looks. Shak.
2. The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.
3. The power or explaining. [R.] Bacon.
4. (Fine Arts)
Defn: An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.
5. (Math.)
Defn: The act or process of applying general principles or formulæ to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.
Syn. — Explanation; solution; translation; version; sense; exposition; rendering; definition.
INTERPRETATIVEIn*ter"pre*ta*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. interprétatif.]
1. Designed or fitted to interpret; explanatory. "Interpretative lexicography." Johnson.
2. According to interpretation; constructive. An interpretative siding with heresies. Hammond.
INTERPRETATIVELYIn*ter"pre*ta*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: By interpretation. Ray.
INTERPRETERIn*ter"pret*er, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. entrepreteur, L. interpretator.]
Defn: One who or that which interprets, explains, or expounds; atranslator; especially, a person who translates orally between twoparties.We think most men's actions to be the interpreters of their thoughts.Locke.
INTERPRETIVEIn*ter"pre*tive, a.
Defn: Interpretative. [R.]
INTERPUBICIn`ter*pu"bic, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between the pubic bones or cartilages; as, the interpubic disk.
INTERPUNCTION In`ter*punc"tion, n. Etym: [L. interpunctio, fr. interpungere, interppunctum, to interpoint. See Inter-, and Point.]
Defn: The insertion of points between word or sentences; punctuation.
INTERRADIALIn`ter*ra"di*al, a.
Defn: Between the radii, or rays; — in zoölogy, said of certain parts of radiate animals; as, the interradial plates of a starfish.
INTERRAMALIn`ter*ra"mal, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + L. ramus a branch.] (Anat.)
Defn: Between rami or branches; esp., between the mandibles, or rami of the lower jaw; intermandibular.
INTERRECEIVEIn`ter*re*ceive", v. t.
Defn: To receive between or within.
INTERREGENCYIn`ter*re"gen*cy, n.
Defn: An interregnum. [Obs.] Blount.
INTERREGENTIn`ter*re"gent, n.
Defn: A person who discharges the royal functions during an interregnum. Holland.
INTERREGNUM In`ter*reg"num, n.; pl. Interregnums. Etym: [L., fr. inter between + regnum dominion, reign. See Reign, and cf. Interreign.]
1. The time during which a throne is vacant between the death or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his successor.
2. Any period during which, for any cause, the executive branch of a government is suspended or interrupted.
INTERREIGNIn"ter*reign`, n. Etym: [Cf. F. interrègne.]
Defn: An interregnum. [Obs.] Bacon.
INTERRELATEDIn`ter*re*lat"ed, a.
Defn: Having a mutual or reciprocal relation or parallelism; correlative.
INTERRELATIONIn`ter*re*la"tion, n.
Defn: Mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation.
INTERRENALIn`ter*re"nal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between the kidneys; as, the interrenal body, an organ found in many fishes. — n.
Defn: The interrenal body.
INTERREPELLENTIn`ter*re*pel"lent, a.
Defn: Mutually repellent. De Quincey.
INTERRERIn*ter"rer, n.
Defn: One who inters.
INTERREX In"ter*rex`, n.; pl. E. Interrexes, L. Interreges. Etym: [L., fr. inter between + rex king.]
Defn: An interregent, or a regent.
INTERROGATE In*ter"ro*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interrogating.] Etym: [L. interrogatus, p. p. of interrogare to ask; inter between + rogare to ask. See Rogation.]
Defn: To question formally; to question; to examine by askingquestions; as, to interrogate a witness.Wilt thou, uncalled, interrogate, Talker! the unreplying FateEmerson.
Syn.— To question; ask. See Question.
INTERROGATEIn*ter"ro*gate, v. i.
Defn: To ask questions. Bacon.
INTERROGATEIn*ter"ro*gate, n.
Defn: An interrogation; a question. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
INTERROGATEEIn*ter`ro*ga*tee", n.
Defn: One who is interrogated.
INTERROGATIONIn*ter`ro*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. interrogatio: cf. F. interrogation.]
1. The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
2. A question put; an inquiry.
3. A point, mark, or sign, thus [], indicating that the sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is used to express doubt, or to mark a query. Called also interrogation point.
Note: In works printed in the Spanish language this mark is not only placed at the end of an interrogative sentence, but is also placed, inverted [as thus (¿)], at the beginning.
INTERROGATIVE In`ter*rog"a*tive (, a. Etym: [L. interrogativus: cf. F. interrogatif.]
Defn: Denoting a question; expressed in the form of a question; as, an interrogative sentence; an interrogative pronoun.
INTERROGATIVEIn`ter*rog"a*tive, n. (Gram.)
Defn: A word used in asking questions; as, who which why
INTERROGATIVELYIn`ter*rog"a*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In the form of, or by means of, a question; in an interrogative manner.
INTERROGATORIn*ter"ro*ga`tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. interrogateur.]
Defn: One who asks questions; a questioner.
INTERROGATORY In`ter*rog"a*to*ry, n.; pl. Interrogatories. Etym: [Cf. F. interrogatoire.]
Defn: A formal question or inquiry; esp. (Law), a question asked in writing. Macaulay.
INTERROGATORYIn`ter*rog"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. interrogatorius.]
Defn: Containing, expressing, or implying a question; as, an interrogatory sentence.
INTERRUPTIn`ter*rupt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interrupted; p. pr. & vb. n.Interrupting.] Etym: [L. interruptus, p. p. of interrumpere tointerrupt; inter between + rumpere to break. See Rupture.]
1. To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks speaking. Do not interrupt me in my course. Shak.
2. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.
INTERRUPTIn`ter*rupt", p. a. Etym: [L. interruptus, p. p.]
Defn: Broken; interrupted. [Obs.] Milton.
INTERRUPTEDIn`ter*rupt"ed, a.
1. Broken; intermitted; suddenly stopped.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Irregular; — said of any arrangement whose symmetry is destroyed by local causes, as when leaflets are interposed among the leaves in a pinnate leaf.
INTERRUPTEDLYIn`ter*rupt"ed*ly, adv.
Defn: With breaks or interruptions; discontinuously. Interruptedly pinnate (Bot.), pinnate with small leaflets intermixed with large ones. Gray.
INTERRUPTERIn`ter*rupt"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, interrupts.
2. (Elec.)
Defn: A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit; a vibrating spring or tuning fork, arranged to make and break a circuit at rapidly recurring intervals, by the action of the current itself.
INTERRUPTIONIn`ter*rup"tion, n. Etym: [L. interruptio: cf. F. interruption.]
1. The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.
2. The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition. Sir M. Hale. Lest the interruption of time cause you to lose the idea of one part. Dryden.
3. Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption.
4. Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.
INTERRUPTIVEIn`ter*rupt"ive, a.
Defn: Tending to interrupt; interrupting. "Interruptive forces." H.Bushnell.— In`ter*rupt"ive*ly, adv.
INTERSCAPULARIn`ter*scap"u*lar, a.
1. (Anat.)
Defn: Between the scapulæ or shoulder blades.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Pertaining to the upper back, or the part between the shoulders; as, the interscapular feathers.
INTERSCAPULARSIn`ter*scap"u*lars, n. pl. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The interscapular feathers of a bird.
INTERSCENDENTIn`ter*scend"ent, a. Etym: [See Inter-, and Ascend.] (Math.)
Defn: Having exponents which are radical quantities; — said of certain powers; as, xsq. root2, or xsq. roota. Interscedent series, a series whose terms are interscendent quantities. Hutton.
INTERSCINDIn`ter*scind", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interscinded; p. pr. & vb. n.Interscinding.] Etym: [L. interscindere; inter between + scindere tocut.]
Defn: To cut off. [R.]
INTERSCRIBEIn`ter*scribe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interscribed; p. pr. & vb. n.Interscribing.] Etym: [L. interscribere; inter between + scribere towrite.]
Defn: To write between. [R.]
INTERSECANTIn`ter*se"cant, a. Etym: [L. intersecans, p. pr. of intersecare. SeeIntersect.]
Defn: Dividing into parts; crossing; intersecting.
INTERSECTIn`ter*sect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intersected; p. pr. & vb. n.Intersecting.] Etym: [L. intersectus, p. p. of intersecare tointersect; inter + secare to cut. See Section.]
Defn: To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divideinto parts; as, any two diameters of a circle intersect each other atthe center.Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. Cowper.
INTERSECTIn`ter*sect", v. i.
Defn: To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other; as, the point where two lines intersect.
INTERSECTIONIn`ter*sec"tion, n. Etym: [L. intersectio: cf. F. intersection.]
1. The act, state, or place of intersecting.
2. (Geom.)
Defn: The point or line in which one line or surface cuts another.
INTERSECTIONALIn`ter*sec"tion*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or formed by, intersections.
INTERSEMINATE In`ter*sem"i*nate, v. t. Etym: [L. interseminatus, p. p. of interseminare. See Inter-, and Seminate.]
Defn: To sow between or among. [R.]
INTERSEPTALIn`ter*sep"tal, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Between septa; as, the interseptal spaces or zones, between the transparent, or septal, zones in striated muscle; the interseptal chambers of a shell, or of a seed vessel.
INTERSERTIn`ter*sert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interserted; p. pr. & vb. n.Interserting.] Etym: [L. intersertus, p. p. of interserere tointersert; inter between + serere to join, weave.]
Defn: To put in between other things; to insert. [Obs.] Brerewood.
INTERSERTTIONIn`ter*sert"tion, n.
Defn: The act of interserting, or that which is interserted. [Obs.]Hammond.
INTERSESAMOIDIn`ter*ses"a*moid, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between sesamoid bones; as, intersesamoid ligaments.
INTERSETIn`ter*set", v. t.
Defn: To set between or among. [R.]
INTERSHOCKIn`ter*shock, v. t.
Defn: To shock mutually. [R.]
INTERSIDEREALIn`ter*si*de"re*al, a.
Defn: Between or among constellations or stars; interstellar.
INTERSOCIALIn`ter*so"cial, a.
Defn: Pertaining to the mutual intercourse or relations of persons in society; social.
INTERSOMNIOUSIn`ter*som"ni*ous, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + L. somnus sleep.]
Defn: Between the times of sleeping; in an interval of wakefulness.[R.]
INTERSPACEIn"ter*space`, n. Etym: [L. interspatium. See Inter-, and Space.]
Defn: Intervening space. Bp. Hacket.
INTERSPEECHIn"ter*speech`, n.
Defn: A speech interposed between others. [R.] Blount.
INTERSPERSEIn`ter*sperse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interspersed; p. pr. & vb. n.Interspersing.] Etym: [L. interspersus interspersed; inter between,among + spargere to scatter. See Sparse.]
1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book. There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades, Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades. Pope.
2. To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered at intervals; to place something at intervals in or among; as, to intersperse a book with pictures. Which space is interspersed with small islands and rock. Cook.
INTERSPERSIONIn`ter*sper"sion, n.
Defn: The act of interspersing, or the state of being interspersed.
INTERSPINAL; INTERSPINOUSIn`ter*spi"nal, In`ter*spi"nous, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between spines; esp., between the spinous processes of the vertebral column.
INTERSPIRATIONIn`ter*spi*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. interspiratio. See Inter-, andSpirit.]
Defn: Spiritual inspiration at separate times, or at intervals.[Obs.] Bp. Hall.
INTERSTAPEDIALIn`ter*sta*pe"di*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, between the stapes and the mediostapedial. — n.
Defn: The interstapedial part of the columella.
INTERSTATEIn"ter*state`, a.
Defn: Pertaining to the mutual relations of States; existing between, or including, different States; as, interstate commerce. Story.
INTERSTELLARIn`ter*stel"lar, a.
Defn: Between or among the stars; as, interstellar space. Bacon.
INTERSTELLARYIn`ter*stel"la*ry, a.
Defn: Interstellar.
INTERSTERNALIn`ter*ster"nal, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Between the sternal; — said of certain membranes or parts of insects and crustaceans.
INTERSTICE In*ter"stice, n.; pl. Interstices. Etym: [L. interstitium a pause, interval; inter between + sistere to set, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. interstice. See Stand.]
1. That which intervenes between one thing and another; especially, a space between things closely set, or between the parts which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an interval; as, the interstices of a wall.
2. An interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch.), in the plural, the intervals which the canon law requires between the reception of the various degrees of orders. Nonobservance of the interstices . . . is a sin. Addis & Arnold.
INTERSTICEDIn*ter"sticed, a.
Defn: Provided with interstices; having interstices between; situated at intervals.
INTERSTINCTIVE In`ter*stinc"tive, a. Etym: [L. interstinctus, p. p. of interstinguere to separate; inter + stinguere to extinguish.]
Defn: Distinguishing. [Obs.] Wallis.
INTERSTITIALIn`ter*sti"tial, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to interstices; intermediate; within the tissues; as, interstitial cavities or spaces in the tissues of animals or plants.
INTERSTITIONIn`ter*sti"tion, n.
Defn: An intervening period of time; interval. [Obs.] Gower.
INTERSTRATIFICATIONIn`ter*strat`i*fi*ca"tion, n. (Geol.)
Defn: Stratification among or between other layers or strata; also, that which is interstratified.
INTERSTRATIFIEDIn`ter*strat"i*fied, a. (Geol.)
Defn: Stratified among or between other bodies; as, interstratified rocks.
INTERSTRATIFYIn`ter*strat"i*fy, v. t. (Geol.)
Defn: To put or insert between other strata.
INTERTALKIn`ter*talk", v. i.
Defn: To converse. [Obs.] Carew.
INTERTANGLEIn`ter*tan"gle, v. t.
Defn: To entangle; to intertwine. "Moss and intertangled vines."Longfellow.
INTERTARSALIn`ter*tar"sal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between the tarsal bones; as, the intertarsal articulations.
INTERTEX In`ter*tex", v. t. Etym: [L. intertexere; inter between + texere to weave.]
Defn: To intertwine; to weave or bind together. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
INTERTEXTUREIn`ter*tex"ture, n.
Defn: The act of interweaving, or the state of being interwoven; that which is interwoven. "Knit in nice intertexture." Coleridge. Skirted thick with intertexture firm Of thorny boughs. Cowper.
INTERTHORACICIn`ter*tho*rac"ic, a.
Defn: In the thorax.
INTERTIEIn"ter*tie`, n. (Arch.)
Defn: In any framed work, a horizontal tie other than sill and plate or other principal ties, securing uprights to one another.
INTERTISSUEDIn`ter*tis"sued, a.
Defn: Interwoven. [R.] Shak.
INTERTRAFFICIn`ter*traf"fic, n.
Defn: Mutual trade of traffic.
INTERTRANSPICUOUSIn`ter*tran*spic"u*ous, a.
Defn: Transpicuous within or between. [R.] Shelley.
INTERTRANSVERSEIn`ter*trans*verse", a.
Defn: Between the transverse processes of the vertebræ.
INTERTRIGO In`ter*tri"go, n. Etym: [L., fr. inter between + terere, tritum, to rub.] (Med.)
Defn: A rubbing or chafing of the skin; especially, an abrasion or excoriation of the skin between folds, as in fat or neglected children.
INTERTROCHANTERICIn`ter*tro`chan*ter"ic, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between the trochanters of the femur.
INTERTROPICALIn`ter*trop"ic*al, a.
Defn: Situated between or within the tropics. J. Morse.
INTERTUBULARIn`ter*tu"bu*lar, a.
Defn: Between tubes or tubules; as, intertubular cells; intertubular substance.
INTERTWINEIn`ter*twine", v. t.
Defn: To unite by twining one with another; to entangle; to interlace. Milton.
INTERTWINEIn`ter*twine", v. i.
Defn: To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.
INTERTWINEIn`ter*twine", n.
Defn: The act intertwining, or the state of being intertwined.Coleridge.
INTERTWININGLYIn`ter*twin"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: By intertwining or being intertwined.
INTERTWISTIn`ter*twist", v. t.
Defn: To twist together one with another; to intertwine.
INTERTWISTINGLYIn`ter*twist"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: By intertwisting, or being intertwisted.
INTERUNGULAR; INTERUNGULATEIn`ter*un"gu*lar, In`ter*un"gu*late, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between ungulæ; as, interungular glands.
INTERURBANIn`ter*ur"ban (in`ter*ûr"ban), a.
Defn: Going between, or connecting, cities or towns; as, interurban electric railways.
INTERVAL In"ter*val, n. Etym: [L. intervallum; inter between + vallum a wall: cf. F. intervalle. See Wall.]
1. A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills. 'Twixt host and host but narrow space was left, A dreadful interval. Milton.
2. Space of time between any two points or events; as, the interval between the death of Charles I. of England, and the accession of Charles II.
3. A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar conditions or states; as, the interval between paroxysms of pain; intervals of sanity or delirium.
4. (Mus.)
Defn: Difference in pitch between any two tones. At intervals, coming or happening with intervals between; now and then. "And Miriam watch'd and dozed at intervals." Tennyson. — Augmented interval (Mus.), an interval increased by half a step or half a tone.
INTERVAL; INTERVALEIn"ter*val, In"ter*vale, n.
Defn: A tract of low ground between hills, or along the banks of a stream, usually alluvial land, enriched by the overflowings of the river, or by fertilizing deposits of earth from the adjacent hills. Cf. Bottom, n., 7. [Local, U. S.] The woody intervale just beyond the marshy land. The Century.
INTERVALLUMIn`ter*val"lum, n.; pl. Intervallums, L. Intervalla. Etym: [L.]
Defn: An interval. [R.]And a' shall laugh without intervallums. Shak.In one of these intervalla. Chillingworth.
INTERVARYIn`ter*va"ry, v. i.
Defn: To alter or vary between; to change. [Obs.] Rush.
INTERVEINEDIn`ter*veined", a.
Defn: Intersected, as with veins.
INTERVENE In`ter*vene", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intervened; p. pr. & vb. n. Intervening.] Etym: [L. intervenire, interventum, to intervene, to hinder; inter between + venire to come; akin to E. come: cf. F. intervenir. See Come.]
1. To come between, or to be between, persons or things; — followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa.
2. To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events; as, an instant intervened between the flash and the report; nothing intervened ( i. e., between the intention and the execution) to prevent the undertaking.
3. To interpose; as, to intervene to settle a quarrel.
4. In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter. Abbott.
INTERVENEIn`ter*vene", v. t.
Defn: To come between. [R.] Self-sown woodlands of birch, alder, etc., intervening the different estates. De Quincey.
INTERVENEIn`ter*vene", n.
Defn: A coming between; intervention; meeting. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
INTERVENERIn`ter*ven"er, n.
Defn: One who intervenes; especially (Law), a person who assumes a part in a suit between others.
INTERVENIENCE; INTERVENIENCYIn`ter*ven"ience, In`ter*ven"ien*cy, n.
Defn: Intervention; interposition. [R.]
INTERVENIENTIn`ter*ven"ient, a. Etym: [L. interveniens, p. pr. of intervenire.]
Defn: Being or coming between; intercedent; interposed. [Obs.] Bacon.
INTERVENTIn`ter*vent", v. t. Etym: [See Intervene.]
Defn: To thwart; to obstruct. [Obs.] Chapman.
INTERVENTION In`ter*ven"tion, n. Etym: [L. interventio an interposition: cf. F. intervention.]
1. The act of intervening; interposition. Sound is shut out by the intervention of that lax membrane. Holder.
2. Any interference that may affect the interests of others; especially, of one or more states with the affairs of another; mediation. Let us decide our quarrels at home, without the intervention, of any foreign power. Sir W. Temple.
3. (Civil Law)
Defn: The act by which a third person, to protect his own interest, interposes and becomes a party to a suit pending between other parties.
INTERVENTORIn`ter*ven"tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. interventeur.]
Defn: One who intervenes; a mediator; especially (Eccles. Hist.), a person designated by a church to reconcile parties, and unite them in the choice of officers. Coleman.
INTERVENTRICULARIn`ter*ven*tric"u*lar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between the ventricles; as, the interventricular partition of the heart.
INTERVENUEIn`ter*ven"ue, n. Etym: [See Intervene, Avenue.]
Defn: Interposition. [Obs.] Sir H. Blount.
INTERVERT In`ter*vert", v. t. Etym: [L. intervertere; inter between + vertere to turn.]
Defn: To turn to another course or use. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
INTERVERTEBRALIn`ter*ver"te*bral, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Between vertebræ.— In`ter*ver"te*bral*ly, adv.
INTERVIEW In"ter*view, n. Etym: [F. entrevue, fr. entrevoir to see imperfectly, to have a glimpse of, s'entrevoir to visit each other. See Inter-, and View.]
1. A mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference; as, the secretary had an interview with the President.
2. A conservation, or questioning, for the purpose of eliciting information for publication; the published statement so elicited.
Note: A recent use, originating in American newspapers, but apparently becoming general.
INTERVIEWIn"ter*view, v. t.
Defn: To have an interview with; to question or converse with, especially for the purpose of obtaining information for publication. [Recent]
INTERVIEWERIn"ter*view`er, n.
Defn: One who interviews; especially, one who obtains an interviewwith another for the purpose of eliciting his opinions or obtaininginformation for publication.It would have made him the prince of interviewers in these days.Leslie Stephen.
INTERVIEWINGIn"ter*view`ing, n.
Defn: The act or custom of holding an interview or interviews.An article on interviewing in the "Nation" of January 28, 1869, . . .was the first formal notice of the practice under that name. TheAmerican.
INTERVISIBLEIn`ter*vis"i*ble, a. (Surv.)
Defn: Mutually visible, or in sight, the one from the other, as stations.
INTERVISITIn`ter*vis"it, v. i.
Defn: To exchange visits. [R.] Evelyn.
INTERVITALIn`ter*vi"tal, a.
Defn: Between two lives. [R.]Through all its [the spirit's] intervital gloom. Tennyson.
INTERVOCALICIn`ter*vo*cal"ic, a. (Phon.)
Defn: Situated between vowels; immediately preceded and followed by vowel sounds, as, p in occupy, d in idea, etc.
INTERVOLUTIONIn`ter*vo*lu"tion, n.
Defn: The state of being intervolved or coiled up; a convolution; as, the intervolutions of a snake. Hawthorne.
INTERVOLVEIn`ter*volve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intervolved; p. pr. & vb. n.Intervolving.] Etym: [Pref. inter- + L. volvere, volutum, to roll.]
Defn: To involve one within another; to twist or coil together.Milton.
INTERWEAVE In`ter*weave", v. t. [imp. & obs. p. p. Interwove; p. p. Interwoven; p. pr. & vb. n. Interweaving.]
1. To weave together; to intermix or unite in texture or construction; to intertwine; as, threads of silk and cotton interwoven. Under the hospitable covert nigh Of trees thick interwoven. Milton.
2. To intermingle; to unite intimately; to connect closely; as, to interweave truth with falsehood. Dryden. Words interwove with sighs found out their way. Milton.
INTERWISHIn`ter*wish", v. t.
Defn: To wish mutually in regarded to each other. [Obs.] Donne.
INTERWORKINGIn`ter*work"ing, n.
Defn: The act of working in together; interweaving. Milton.
INTERWORLDIn`ter*world", n.
Defn: A world between other worlds. Holland.
INTERWOVE; INTERWOVENIn`ter*wove", In`ter*wov"en,
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Interweave.
INTERWREATHEIn`ter*wreathe", v. t.
Defn: To weave into a wreath; to intertwine. [R.] Lovelace.